A revolution in infrastructure is on the way, according to Melodie Yashar, director of building design and performance at ICON. Speaking on a recent episode of ASCE Interchange, Yashar explored what’s in store for materials, systems and new horizons, observing...
Giuseppe Loporcaro, an architectural engineer at University of Canterbury in New Zealand, is heading a research project that seeks to improve technologies for concrete 3D printing that make home construction faster, less expensive and more sustainable. Research in the...
SHoP Architects has completed what is being called the world’s skinniest skyscraper — a 1,428-foot-high residential tower in New York City with a height-to-width ratio of 24:1. The supertall skyscraper at 111 West 57th Street was engineered by WSP with...
These printed homes are said to be quicker to make, stronger, and resistant to such Florida hazards as mold, hurricanes and flooding. And most crucial of all: They seem poised to offer affordable housing in a state where many have forgotten there can be such a thing....
THIS 110-year-old two-track tunnel beneath the Hudson River carries 200,000 people a day – and it’s crumbling. Between 2014 and 2018, major failures caused 65,000 minutes of train delays. That’s roughly 45 days of commuters stuck on platforms, trains or facing a...
Project progress can be monitored remotely and in 3D with a laser scanner and Trimble FieldLink software mounted aboard Boston Dynamics’ site-roving Spot robot. “Using the X7 laser scanner integrated with Spot lets us document changes on the jobsite and make important...
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