Experts

Brief  Making home renovations that won't increase your house's resale value can be both a waste of money and time. Even worse, there are some improvement mistakes that deplete the value of your home. We tapped Home Expert Bailey Carson, at Angi to share which home...

Brief  Adding materials such as polymers and carbon fibers to concrete to increase bond strength has the potential reshape the construction industry, writes Olivia Hudson, a recent graduate of RMIT University. However, increased adoption of polymers and carbon fibers...

Brief  With labour and material prices at a high, it's never been more important to rein in the cost of your extension project. We ask the experts for their advice.   Insight If you're planning an extension for next year, you may be approaching it with some...

Brief  Roadway hazards posed by rockfalls can be mitigated with a framework developed by researchers at West Virginia University. Using prioritization and sensitivity analysis to assess the degree of hazard, the study concludes that soldier piles and precast concrete...

Brief  Researchers have found waste foundry sand (FS) and coconut shells (CS) served as acceptable substitutes for fine or coarse aggregates in concrete, but the waste products performed better when mixed together. Researchers wrote: "CS-FS concrete exhibited superior...

Brief  Construction of a 3D-printed concrete villa last year in Sharjah, UAE, produced the equivalent of 608.55 kilograms of carbon dioxide, as opposed to 1,154.2 kg with traditional methods, according to researchers at American University of Sharjah and the...

Brief  Michael Arvanitis from Screening Eagle Technologies examines the pros and cons of three common methods for detecting rebar -- digital radiography, eddy current and ground penetrating radar -- and the best applications for each approach. "Since there is no...

Brief  Richard Hubbard III from Master Builders Solutions offers tips for placing concrete in colder weather. "Concrete temperature at the time of mixing is influenced by temperature, specific heat and quantity of its ingredients," Hubbard writes.   Insight Cold...

Brief  New analysis could help identify optimal materials for the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings.   Insight Buildings are a big contributor to global warming, not just in their ongoing operations but in the materials used in...