by GCO | Dec 8, 2022 | experts
Brief Heavy and civil contractors and project owners are excited about the potential for automated equipment to make construction more efficient, but there is still a need for humans on the ground, and with that comes a steep learning curve, says Phillippe Falkner, a...
by GCO | Dec 2, 2022 | experts
Brief A four-story transitional housing complex in Kitchener, Ontario, was completed in just one year, illustrating how mass timber can contribute to relieving the housing shortage, Matt Bolen, principal with EDGE Architects, said during the 2022 Toronto Wood...
by GCO | Dec 1, 2022 | experts
Brief Canadian firm CarbonCure uses recycled CO2 and calcium to create calcium carbonate, permanently mineralizing the CO2 for use in fresh concrete and recycled concrete aggregates in a way that generates environmental and economic benefits. Insight...
by GCO | Nov 24, 2022 | experts
Brief Researchers at the University of Tsukuba inserted an aluminum pipe into reinforced concrete and filled it with an expansion agent to simulate the volumetric expansion of corroded rebar. The researchers believe their approach offers an alternative to...
by GCO | Nov 23, 2022 | experts
Brief Australian researchers teamed with the City of Greater Geelong Council in Victoria and Australian Engineering Solutions to replace portland cement-based concrete with geopolymer concrete and steel rebar with fiber-reinforced polymer rebar to create a high...
by GCO | Nov 18, 2022 | experts
Brief Achieving an environmentally friendly circular economy will depend on construction and its materials. Katharine Sanderson looks at different projects to make concrete less carbon-intensive, as well as initiatives to bring about greater standardization and...
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