Business & Industry

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...

Leading construction machinery manufacturer XCMG (000425.SZ) presented its best products and brightest technologies in a super exhibition at the 2020 bauma China. The company hosted more than 100 events online and offline, and continuously livestreamed through 72 hours to...

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,...

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor- CPEC is making the news again. In order to start the construction of package- I of the Mainline-1 project in CPEC, Pakistan is looking out to get a loan sanctioned for USD 2.7 billion from...

BS 5839-6 outlines recommendations for the planning, design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in domestic premises designed to accommodate a single family, in houses of multiple occupation that comprise a number of self-contained...

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 Yet much of the transportation infrastructure in the U.S. is outdated, deteriorating and badly in need of repair.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...