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Why Architecture Keeps Going Back to Brick
Brief Used in architecture for thousands of years, brick is a building material that clearly has staying power. Offering warmth, texture, and remarkable design versatility, this naturally sustainable building material is being embraced by contemporary architects for...
The challenges of High-rise Building in the Middle East
Brief High-rise construction in the Middle East depends heavily on efficient planning to ensure ready-mixed concrete is preserved at an optimal temperature, says Abdo Kardous, president of Hill International Middle East. Crews must also adjust to pumping challenges...
Everything You Need To Know About Linoleum Flooring
Brief There are limited flooring options available today. It would be difficult for the average person to name a dozen different flooring options. This is quite strange due to the time that has passed since we started laying floors. This is a complete guide of all...
10 Ideas for Turning Laziness Into Productivity
Brief Instead of battling laziness, use it as a signal to do things differently, such as finding meaning in your work, removing distractions and deliberately procrastinating before resuming your work, writes Albert Costill. And don't be afraid to share what you're...
3 Steps to Presenting Your Vision in a Powerful Way
Brief Delivering a vision is only the final step of a long process of getting clarity, combining facts and inspiration, and setting a personal example in pursuit of organizational goals and dreams, writes Paul Thornton. "The more time you spend clarifying your...
How You Decide Affects the Quality of Decisions
Brief Team decisions can be improved in quality and timing when everyone involved understands the criteria behind the decision, such as cost, risk or how long implementation will take, writes Kevin Eikenberry. "You can set decision criteria upfront for a specific...
What are the Advantages of Infrared Heating?
Brief Infrared heating offers an affordable, easy-to-fit alternative to a central heating system. Our expert examines if they're worth consideration for your home. in this way we have posed some relevant questions and answer as carefully as we can to give you moure...
Perfect Linkage Between Digital Models and Actual Building Sites.
Brief A lidar-equipped reality-capture robot from Scaled Robotics can wheel about seemingly chaotic construction sites and map them at record speed, detecting out-of-place fittings with centimeter-specific accuracy, the company says. That ability, according to...
A New Lokk at crinkle crankle Walls
Brief Every once in a while you might notice a brick wall that serpentines instead of cutting straight across. These so-called crinkle crankle walls are more common in England, but are found here and there in the U.S. as well. Their jump across the Atlantic is...