Disrupting the Construction Industry Through Technology
McKinsey & Company has recently released a report that provides in sight on why the construction industry is ripe for disruption. The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that the world requires $57 trillion to be spent on infrastructure by 2030 in order to keep up with global GDP growth….
World’s Largest Continuous Concrete Pour
Which construction project received the Guinness title for world’s largest continuous concrete pour? The Wilshire Grand Center in the USA or the Lakhta Center Tower in Russia?
Recycling Sewage Sludge into Concrete
Wastewater plants in Malaysia face the major challenge of disposing the sludge that is left over from treating sewage water. While studies show that the volume of sludge is expected to rise, disposal options are limited due to strict environmental regulations. Meanwhile, the construction sector seeks economic and…
Learn How Software Helps Construction Operations
Contractors are always on the go — bouncing from jobsites, the office and everywhere in between. Time doesn’t stop on the job, and a project’s deadline won’t freeze to push paperwork. With new innovations from software companies, contractors can bridge the gap between the office and worksite —…
Research in Traffic Management to Help Field Engineers
When drivers face a work zone, they have a choice: go through or go around. But for traffic engineers, this choice represents an awkward problem. Big Projects Deserve Better Protection Keep mega pours safe from cold-weather risks. Real-time insights, up to 1,000 ft away with SmartRock® Long Range…
To Increase Economic Growth Countries Needs to Increase Infrastructure
According to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute the world needs to dramatically ramp up spending on infrastructure to keep up with economic growth. Yet, many major economies are going in the other direction. Big Projects Deserve Better Protection Keep mega pours safe from cold-weather risks….
ACI ANNOUNCES NEW CONCRETE REPAIR CODE
The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of the new ACI 562-16: Code Requirements for Evaluation, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Concrete Buildings and Commentary. Big Projects Deserve Better Protection Keep mega pours safe from cold-weather risks. Real-time insights, up to 1,000 ft away with SmartRock® Long Range Request…
Zaha Hadid’s Twisting Concrete Structure Tops Out
The famous international architecture firm, Zaha Hadid, has topped out the twisting skyscraper in Milan. Originally named ‘lo storto’, (‘the twisted one’), the 170 meter structure has been renamed the ‘generali tower’ after the insurance firm who will occupy the building. Big Projects Deserve Better Protection Keep mega…
Swenson Awarded U.S. Patent for Structural Engineering Design
Barry Swenson always knew his company’s concrete construction methodology was something pretty special. Now he has the United States patent to prove it. Big Projects Deserve Better Protection Keep mega pours safe from cold-weather risks. Real-time insights, up to 1,000 ft away with SmartRock® Long Range Request a…
Construction begins on the Grand Paris Express Metro
5000 plus Parisians attended a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Fort d’Issy-Vanves-Clamart station on June 4 to mark the official start of construction on the first phase of the €25bn Grand Paris orbital express metro network. Big Projects Deserve Better Protection Keep mega pours safe…
MCI-2020 Can Extend the Service Life of Concrete Structures
MCI 2020 is an organic, surface applied, migrating corrosion inhibitor designed to penetrate through cementitious materials including concrete, mortar, and limestone. It travels in both liquid and vapor (gas) phases through the pore structure, forming a protective, molecular layer on embedded reinforcement and allowing for the substance to…
Bone and Shells as Blueprints for Stronger Concrete
In the journal Construction and Building Materials, a paper was published contrasting cement paste with the structure and properties of natural materials such as bones, shells, and deep-sea sponges. Researchers noticed that the biological compounds are durable and strong due to the fact that they are structured with…
Kryton International Awarded an U.S Patent
Called a Method, Apparatus and System for Testing the Self-Sealing Capabilities of a Concrete Sample, the test measures and verifies the self-sealing properties of concrete to which a mix of specialty chemicals has been added. Big Projects Deserve Better Protection Keep mega pours safe from cold-weather risks. Real-time…
After being up and running for the last 99 years, one of the most impressive engineering structure, will be getting an upgraded. The Panama Canal will be improved to cater for the increasing size of the world’s merchant shipping feet. Big Projects Deserve Better Protection Keep mega pours…
Muskrat Falls Megaproject Concrete Collapse
According to Gilbert Bennett Nalcor Energy’s vice-president, Nalcor Energy will “ensure a full safety investigation is completed and that the contractor and its workers implement all safety recommendations that might be identified following this incident.” Big Projects Deserve Better Protection Keep mega pours safe from cold-weather risks. Real-time…
The Crumbling Infrastructure in America
The majority of the United States’ largest infrastructure projects were built in the 19th and the 20th century. The USA was once in the headlines for having the most advanced public infrastructure systems on earth. Those headlines have changed and the country needs an upgraded system to match…
Fire and Explosion Proof Concrete Created by CEMEX
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced on May 4th 2016 that CEMEX Mexico developed a fire- and explosion-resistant concrete. The company designed this solution specifically to safeguard the Data Processing Center, Proyecto Q, of the Santander Group. Located in Queretaro, Mexico, Proyecto Q is the Santander…
Dubai Inaugurates First 3D Printed Office Building
On hearing mention of Dubai, most of us envision celebrated and extravagant lifestyles featuring piles of gold and private jets, lavish spreads of wealth, and unfathomable luxury, prominently on display for all to envy. This city, the most populated within the entire United Arab Emirates, is of course…
