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Profile: A Deep Dive Into Low-carbon Concrete At Meta
Brief An effort to lower the carbon footprint of construction at Meta's planned data center in DeKalb, Ill., involved Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete building low-carbon metrics of mix designs generated from an artificial intelligence model that Meta and university...
3D Tools can Make Concrete Placement More Efficient
Brief Bryan Williams from Trimble explains how 3D models and scanning are being used by engineers and contractors to assess quality control and assurance before placing concrete. Certain tools also allow professionals to make changes in real time. Insight...
Why You Need to Put Playtime on Your Schedule
Brief Scheduling 20 minutes into your day to do something playful, singing along with the car radio or trying something new can help get your creative juices flowing, write Dan Rockwell and Stan Endicott. "You will be more creative, more productive, and you will face...
Research Examines Concrete in Seismic Zones in Greece
Brief Researchers in Greece studied the differences in cost for a five-story concrete building across the country's three earthquake hazard zones using building modeling and analysis. Researchers concluded the rate of increase in construction costs from one...
6 Tips To Consider Before Erecting Another Floor In Your Building
Brief If you feel that your home does not meet your needs, or you think it is too small to accommodate your guests and family, you might want to consider adding another floor to your building.You can make your house into what you desire, and to achieve that, you will...
Facing a Big Challenge? Try These 5 Strategies
Brief When faced with a challenge that seems insurmountable, realistically assess the situation, control what you can -- even if it's just your own breathing -- acknowledge your emotions and focus on achieving an average level of performance to boost confidence,...
4 Crucial Steps to Help Your Team Handle Change
Brief Rapid change can overwhelm your team, writes Lolly Daskal, who offers four steps leaders can use to ease the process, including clearly communicating what's happening, keeping the pace of change reasonable and being empathetic to employee needs. "Try to help...
How Tall Can We Build? Construction Materials and Methods for Skyscrapers of the Future
Brief Many urban planners predict that by 2050, more than 6 billion people will live in cities, and in places where building outwards isn't an option, the only way to keep up with the growing density is to build up.While the sky's the limit, how does this impact the...
Climate Change Could Accelerate Degradation of Materials
Brief Climate change is increasingly threatening civil infrastructure as flooding, heat waves and other climate disasters become more prevalent, but a far less visible impact from our evolving climate is the slow deterioration of the materials that make up our...