Experts
Are Prefabricated Foundations the Future for Onshore Sites?
Are prefabricated foundations the future for onshore sites? Rather than the six weeks it typically takes to construct a standard foundation, the prefabricated units "can be laid in just one day," according to the foundation's manufacturer, Artepref Renovables. The...
5 Construction Innovations Bridging the Labor Shortage Gap
The USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce reported in December that 89% of contractors are having at least a moderate level of difficulty finding skilled workers. “As a result, contractors say they are asking skilled labor to do more,” the press release notes. As...
Smart Cities: Key Macroeconomic Trends Revealed
Smart cities’ future infrastructure will rely on the analysis of data relayed by the sensors in buildings, infrastructure, transportation, and power grids, enabling city authorities to make critical decisions in real-time. The foundation will be smart city...
Could Remote Sensing Improve Railway Infrastructure Monitoring?
On the morning of 20 November 2018, a six-carriage commuter train derailed between the towns of Terrassa and Manresa, around 30 miles north of Barcelona. The incident, caused by a landslide, left one person dead and 44 injured. As is sadly often the case, it takes a...
Is 3-D Visualization Software the Future of Urban Planning?
MetroLab Network has partnered with Government Technology to bring its readers a segment called the MetroLab Innovation of the Month Series, which highlights impactful tech, data and innovation projects underway between cities and universities. If you’d like to learn...
Special Report: A ‘Concrete’ Solution to Sustainable Construction
Sustainable is seemingly the buzzword across industries, with the concept having spilt over onto the UAE’s construction industry as well. Dubai was awarded the ‘platinum rating’ in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Cities certification by...
Advancements in Large Diameter TBM Tunneling
Over the past two decades soft ground and mixed face TBM tunnels have increased in diameter such that the term ‘large diameter TBM tunnel’ has become common usage. However, there is no actual definition of what constitutes ‘large.’ Therefore, in this article ‘large’...
CEOs Need Help Navigating The Sustainability-Oriented New World
The emergent environmental sensibilities in today’s C-suites require new kinds of CEOs who are willing to establish far-off goals for their companies that they won’t personally accomplish—and who seek unaccustomed and sometimes uncomfortable collaboration with other...
Will AI and Generative Design Steal our Engineering Jobs?
In our current state, artificial intelligence and generative design are some of the most exciting advances in engineering technology. However, should we be fearing that our jobs as engineers and designers can quickly be stolen? Are robots the new engineers? Having...