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Vincent Callebaut Promotes Benefits of Timber with Green Development
Brief Vincent Callebaut has unveiled a proposal for a new mixed-use residential development made primarily from timber. Named Archiborescence, it would include lots of greenery and boast sustainability features like solar and wind power. Insight Following news...
Geotextile foundation : A ‘Ground-breaking’ Solution to Quake Impact
Brief Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney have developed a system that protects buildings from surface fault ruptures by disconnecting piles with an interposed layer of soil that is reinforced with geotextiles. "The geotextiles embedded in the...
Scientists Create Bendable Concrete Containing CO2 to Lower Emissions
Brief Researchers at the University of Michigan are developing bendable concrete that is strong and earthquake-resistant. The researchers inject carbon dioxide into the concrete, which contains a new composite that reacts with CO2 to form minerals in the mixture....
Biomimicry could Lead to Cities that “Deliver Net Benefits” in the Fight Against Climate Change
Brief Rethinking construction materials and relying more on ones that imitate how the natural world regulates climate could help enhance municipal efforts to fight climate change, experts say. "That gives us a real chance to reintegrate what we do into biological...
Culvert Ops: Balfour Beatty Rethinks Hydraulic Flow on Texas Expressway
Brief A recent expansion of a tolled expressway in Austin, Texas, called for a precast arch culvert bridge system that could better convey hydraulic flows for all new lanes. The design allowed crews to avoid schedule delays and the cost of relocating utilities....
Balčytis Studija Tops Vilkaviškis Bus Station in Lithuania with Undulating Concrete Roof
Brief Balcytis Studija has designed a bus station in Lithuania with an undulating concrete roof that allows trees to rise through an opening. Insight located in a small lithuanian town, ‘vilkaviškis bus station’ by balčytis studija is topped with an undulating...
Alternative Concrete Mix Saves Carbon at Canada Water
Brief British Land used Keltbray's Earth Friendly Concrete, which relies on blast furnace slag and fly ash, for a project in London. Engineers estimate that converting the piling mix helped reduce embodied carbon by 240 metric tons, or 45%. Insight Keltbray...
New Jersey’s First Orthotropic Bridge Shipped in Five Pieces Through the Panama Canal
Brief A vertical-lift bridge in New Jersey is first in the state to incorporate a lightweight steel orthotropic structure for the bridge deck. The $495.8 million bridge is expected to open as soon as fall 2022 and replaces a lift bridge on Route 7. Insight A...
Ultra-thin “Sky Scratcher” Makes Other Skinny Skyscrapers Look Chunky
Brief Thin is in when it comes to skyscraper design, with skinny luxury towers increasingly seen as viable in crowded cities. However, the Pencil Tower Hotel makes other thin towers look chunky as it will measure just 6.4 meters in width. Insight Thin is in...