Building Products

With the funding round led by EquipmentShare, with backing from Brick & Mortar Ventures, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund and other previous investors, Branch Technology will be able to develop even further. The company plans to expand its team further, incorporating...

A coalition of American and British engineers and designers, including Arup and Buro Happold, have teamed up to create a suite of standardised, mass-timber and steel structural elements for high-density urban housing. Called the “Tallhouse”, the catalogue of manufacturable systems...

To find new, eco-friendly materials, a Rowan University scientist is looking closely at some of nature’s strongest and lightest building blocks—protein-based polymers. Think of delicate spider webs, dragonfly wings, and silk threads spun by caterpillars. Xiao Hu wins NSF...

In a post-pandemic world, will municipalities rethink policies and regulations to permit more green or sustainable design and construction. Speakers at a webinar hosted by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently in Guelph, Ont. hope so. Panellist Alex Chapman,...

Every day, Americans travel on roads, bridges and highways without considering the safety or reliability of these structures. Yet much of the transportation infrastructure in the U.S. is outdated, deteriorating and badly in need of repair. Of the 614,387 bridges...

The installed base of connected building automation systems in North America and Europe will increase by 11% between 2019 and 2024, according to a new report released by research firm Berg Insight. The number of installed connected building automation systems...

China’s construction industry, a major contributor to greenhouse gases, will focus on lowering emissions and expanding support for zero-carbon buildings between now and 2025, both financially and through policy. At the China International Import Expo on Sunday, Peng Mengyue, a...