The world’s most twisted towers have been unveiled in Chongqing, a megacity in western China. The 180-metre-tall ‘Dance of Light’ skyscraper has been inspired by northern lights, according to architectural …
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants to turn a stretch of desert in Saudi Arabia, roughly the size of Belgium, into a high-tech linear city that will be contained within …
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There have been many recent research studies on UHPFRC properties and in the development of design procedures. It is a new material, with unique properties (high ductility, low permeability, very …
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Floating buildings are constructed on the water in a way that the load of the structure is equal or less than the uplift force of the water which helps in …
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The latest technologies and advancements in the building construction industry such as Artificial Intelligence and robotics are currently the talk of the town. Implementation of such technologies facilitates accuracy and …
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Energy-efficient windows could play a key role in reducing the energy needed to heat and cool buildings, which makes up more than one-fifth of all the energy used by developed …
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Waste materials are a major environmental problem, which is a threat to the environment. It is important to reuse these materials and dispose of them. Waste can be used in …
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The problem of waste accumulation every year is all over the world. These industrial and agricultural wastes are by-products, slag, rice husk ash, bagasse, fly ash, cement dust, brick dust, …
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Cornell University researchers are constructing 3D-printed homes using blends of concrete and wood to reduce waste and cost. Their first-of-its-kind hybrid design connects structural elements composed of 3D-printed concrete with …
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Achieving adequate acoustics while maintaining the aesthetics of the space and reducing the visual aspects of acoustic materials and elements is a big challenge. Latest acoustic coating can address this …
