What’s the World’s Tallest Building?

What’s the World’s Tallest Building?

Brief America’s Empire State Building and the Sears Tower were, at different times, the tallest buildings in the world. But they’ve been eclipsed by some truly giant structures. Engineering tools and building capabilities have come a long way in the last...
Mass Timber Becomes Increasingly Common Across Canada

Mass Timber Becomes Increasingly Common Across Canada

Brief  Mass timber has progressed from an experimental stage to routine in projects across Canada, observers say. A federal report last year noted nearly 500 projects nationally, with 52 under construction, 12 planned and 412 completed, and in Toronto alone 12...
Profile: A Deep Dive Into Low-carbon Concrete At Meta

Profile: A Deep Dive Into Low-carbon Concrete At Meta

Brief  An effort to lower the carbon footprint of construction at Meta’s planned data center in DeKalb, Ill., involved Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete building low-carbon metrics of mix designs generated from an artificial intelligence model that Meta and university...
3D Tools can Make Concrete Placement More Efficient

3D Tools can Make Concrete Placement More Efficient

Brief  Bryan Williams from Trimble explains how 3D models and scanning are being used by engineers and contractors to assess quality control and assurance before placing concrete. Certain tools also allow professionals to make changes in real time.   Insight...
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