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Research highlights growing trends of green roofs and green concrete
Business Research Company’s smart buildings report reveals the rise in green features and construction methods that help to reduce energy and create more sustainable commercial buildings.
Living roofs or green roofs are increasingly being implemented in commercial smart buildings, a...
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Sunderland latest UK city to benefit from full-fibre investment
The open-access full fibre infrastructure is forecast to boost business productivity and innovation as the CityFibre deployment aims to reach “nearly every home and business" in the UK city.
Sunderland is to benefit from full-fibre connectivity following an investment of...
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Jenrick confirms right to regenerate derelict buildings into homes
Public bodies will be able to convert vacant plots of land and derelict buildings into new homes or community spaces, under plans announced by the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick
Under the ‘Right to Regenerate’ proposals, public bodies would need to...
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EquipmentShare Enters Los Angeles and San Diego Construction Markets with Two New Equipment and Digital Solution Locations
EquipmentShare, an equipment and digital solutions provider serving the construction industry will open two new locations in California, effective immediately, to serve the greater Los Angeles and San Diego construction markets. This location will be the company’s fourth operation...
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Rice University Looks to Improve Concrete, Cement with Pryolyzed Ash
Technique by Rice University chemist James Tour produces turbostratic graphene flakes that can be added to substances like films of polyvinyl alcohol that better resist water in cement paste and concrete, increasing compressive strength.
Rice University scientists have turned their...
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Partner Engineering Selects Rabbet for Enhanced Visibility Across Billions of Dollars in Construction
Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. (Partner), a national engineering, environmental, and energy consulting firm has announced it will adopt Rabbet’s technology across thousands of commercial real estate construction projects representing billions of dollars in value. This new technology is...
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Construction Season Starts at UK’s Largest Antarctic Research Hub
The next stage of building a scientific support facility in Antarctica begins this week 11 January 2020. To avoid the risk of introducing COVID-19 to British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station, the construction team spent two weeks in quarantine...
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