How Built Spaces can Henefit From Digital Engineering

How Built Spaces can Henefit From Digital Engineering

by | Jul 6, 2022 | experts

Brief  Replacing manual with digital processes is one way that engineers can ensure that the world’s built spaces use energy as efficiently as possible, writes Carl Coken, vice president of Atrius Engineering, Acuity Brands. This can involve the placement of...
A Look at How FRP Can Enhance Concrete Columns

A Look at How FRP Can Enhance Concrete Columns

by | Jul 6, 2022 | experts

BRief  Mo Ehsani, president of QuakeWrap, outlines how fiber-reinforced polymers can enhance the axial and flexural capacity of concrete columns. Ehsani offers a look at the history of FRP as a concrete strengthener as well as design examples.   Insight   An...
The Past, Present and Future of 3D Printing

The Past, Present and Future of 3D Printing

by | Jul 5, 2022 | experts

Brief  Alexander Curth, a doctoral student at MIT, looks at the past, present and future of 3D-printed concrete, starting in 1939 with William Urschel’s first 3D-printed building in Valparaiso, Ind. Curth offers a detailed look at the promise and advantages of...
Are Floating Cities the Solution to Rising Seas?

Are Floating Cities the Solution to Rising Seas?

by | Jun 30, 2022 | experts

Brief  The Maldives recently greenlit the construction of a floating community and a similar development off the coast of South Korea by Bjarke Ingels Group is underway. Are the efforts a realistic bulwark against climate change or merely a sci-fi distraction?  ...
Modular: Home Building to Become More Popular

Modular: Home Building to Become More Popular

by | Jun 22, 2022 | experts

Brief  THE homes we live in will increasingly be constructed off-site as investors and developers seek to balance spiralling costs with environmental concerns, it is predicted.   Insight Poole-based property finance specialist MSP Capital foresees a growing role...
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