Scientists develop method to store 'substantial amount of energy' in red bricks.

Researchers led by Washington University in St Louis, in Missouri, US, have developed a method that can turn the cheap and widely available building material into "smart bricks" that can store energy like a battery.

Singapore is getting the world's tallest modular buildings.

Work is underway on a twin-tower development in Singapore that will claim to be the tallest modular buildings in the world when complete in 2023..

The worlds tallest wooden tower is being built in Norway.

Norway known as the Mjosa Tower will soon become the world's tallest wooden structure, a coveted title among those designers who favor wood over more traditional tall building materials. .

RSF Association board approves regulation on wood as building material.

The Rancho Santa Fe Association board approved a new regulatory code Aug. 6 regarding the use of wood in new home builds and remodels: wood is allowed but is restricted in its use. The vote was 5-1-1 with Director Bill Strong abstaining.

NSW government launches new strategy to build smart tech into future infrastructure.

The New South Wales government has launched its Smart Places Strategy and Smart Infrastructure Policy, which outlines how it plans to build sensors and technology into infrastructure and buildings.....

Lanarkshire startup's smart building technology to feature in apartment blocks across UK.

A Lanarkshire-based internet of things (IOT) startup has won a contract to supply a prominent property firm with technology that it is reckoned will help make buildings across the UK more sustainable...

Finishes and Interior Sector (FIS) updates BIM toolbox for specialist contractors.

The Building Information Modelling (BIM) toolbox will also provide specialist contractors with an understanding of the key process documents that relate directly to the activities of the sector.

Generative design takes digital urban planning to new heights near Abu Dhabi.

Jebel Hafeet, United Arab Emirates second-highest peak, towers at 4,000 feet, its ridges stretching across the garden city of Al Ain near Abu Dhabi. In 2017, the historic site home to the Beehive Tombs, hundreds...

UK Construction Week postponed until October 2021.

UK Construction Week to stage London and Birmingham editions in 2021 in 18 month plan to capitalise on Government construction commitments.