Connected Infrastructure: The Development of Smart Cities
October 19, 2017
Why Smart Cities Should Use Smart Sensors A new project is underway along part of Toronto’s waterfront that aims to build a smart city. Assisted…
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Improving Quality and Safety in Infrastructure Developments
October 13, 2017
Why Project Managers Should be Concerned with Concrete Quality and Safety When it comes to defects and failures in constructed facilities, project managers and construction…
Is this the new Golden Age of Infrastructure?
October 10, 2017
Pre-emptive Testing to Increase Productivity in Construction In construction, many things can go wrong, from calculation errors to a minor miscommunication; but however small the…
A Take on Technology Adoption in the Construction Industry
August 25, 2017
By Roberto Nunez, Lecturer and Senior Construction Extension Specialist (Department of Civil Engineering, NC State University) In response to: Can We Uberize the Construction Industry?…
How Smart Technology Can Help You Get Around Labor Shortage
August 1, 2017
Maximizing Efficiency on the Job Site Not only did the construction industry lose approximately 2 million skilled construction workers during the recession between 2007 and…
Space Concrete and the Future of Colonies on Mars
May 8, 2017
An Alternative To Shipping Tonnes of Concrete To Mars With NASA predicting that humans will set foot on Mars for the first time by the…
Concrete Speakers Create Pure Sound by Reducing Vibrations
April 24, 2017
Sleek design and Superior Sound Performance Today we are always striving to find new and innovative ways of producing a wide range of products in…
Slag Cement Life Cycle Assessment Calculator Free to Download
April 13, 2017
Get ready, ready-mix concrete industry, because the Slag Cement Association (SCA) has just introduced a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculator for slag cement, and…
Relieving Pressure on Concrete Foundation Walls with Stud Rails
March 20, 2017
A deep five-level underground concrete foundation to support a 45-storey condo that is currently being built in downtown Toronto is using an innovative method to…
Defects Aren’t Always a Bad Thing – Just ask the Ancient Romans
January 6, 2017
Concrete is a highly regarded building material in large part due to its inherent strength and durability – something that was first recognized by the…
Cement + Water + Wood = Concrete?!
December 29, 2016
The current outbreak the mountain pine beetle and its microbial associates, native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia…
Simplify Your Concrete Mixes with this All-in-One Additive
December 28, 2016
With concrete being one of the most popular construction materials used by engineers and professionals worldwide, it is easy to assume that this widespread material,…
America’s First Vertical Evacuation Shelter
December 16, 2016
Seismologists are predicting a one-in-three probability of a catastrophic earthquake with a very high likelihood for a subsequent tsunami to hit the coast of the…
Laser Scanning: New Fire Damage Detection in Concrete
December 12, 2016
Though concrete is known to be a material which has high fire-resistance, its physical, chemical and mechanical properties do endure severe changes when subjected to…
Microbial Communities May Help us Detect Damaged Concrete
September 30, 2016
Concrete is known to be the world’s most common building material as it shapes our buildings, bridges and runways, sidewalks and more – and at…
DOTs are Using Hydro Technology to Repair Concrete Structures
August 2, 2016
The Utah Department of Transportation is using a recyclable resource to repair worn bridges along one of the busier highways in Salt Lake County. On…
Modifying the Microstructure of Concrete to Decrease Emissions
July 25, 2016
An MIT-led team has defined the nanoscale forces that control how particles pack together during the development of cement “paste,” the material that holds together…
Development in Sustainable Concrete Material
July 5, 2016
At UCLA an interdisciplinary research team is recycling carbon dioxide in an innovative process to develop sustainable building material. Carbon Upcycling consists of 13 UCLA…
Connected Infrastructure: The Development of Smart Cities
October 19, 2017
Why Smart Cities Should Use Smart Sensors A new project is underway along part of Toronto’s waterfront that aims to build a smart city. Assisted…
Improving Quality and Safety in Infrastructure Developments
October 13, 2017
Why Project Managers Should be Concerned with Concrete Quality and Safety When it comes to defects and failures in constructed facilities, project managers and construction…
Is this the new Golden Age of Infrastructure?
October 10, 2017
Pre-emptive Testing to Increase Productivity in Construction In construction, many things can go wrong, from calculation errors to a minor miscommunication; but however small the…
A Take on Technology Adoption in the Construction Industry
August 25, 2017
By Roberto Nunez, Lecturer and Senior Construction Extension Specialist (Department of Civil Engineering, NC State University) In response to: Can We Uberize the Construction Industry?…
How Smart Technology Can Help You Get Around Labor Shortage
August 1, 2017
Maximizing Efficiency on the Job Site Not only did the construction industry lose approximately 2 million skilled construction workers during the recession between 2007 and…
Space Concrete and the Future of Colonies on Mars
May 8, 2017
An Alternative To Shipping Tonnes of Concrete To Mars With NASA predicting that humans will set foot on Mars for the first time by the…
Concrete Speakers Create Pure Sound by Reducing Vibrations
April 24, 2017
Sleek design and Superior Sound Performance Today we are always striving to find new and innovative ways of producing a wide range of products in…
Slag Cement Life Cycle Assessment Calculator Free to Download
April 13, 2017
Get ready, ready-mix concrete industry, because the Slag Cement Association (SCA) has just introduced a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculator for slag cement, and…
Relieving Pressure on Concrete Foundation Walls with Stud Rails
March 20, 2017
A deep five-level underground concrete foundation to support a 45-storey condo that is currently being built in downtown Toronto is using an innovative method to…
Defects Aren’t Always a Bad Thing – Just ask the Ancient Romans
January 6, 2017
Concrete is a highly regarded building material in large part due to its inherent strength and durability – something that was first recognized by the…
Cement + Water + Wood = Concrete?!
December 29, 2016
The current outbreak the mountain pine beetle and its microbial associates, native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia…
Simplify Your Concrete Mixes with this All-in-One Additive
December 28, 2016
With concrete being one of the most popular construction materials used by engineers and professionals worldwide, it is easy to assume that this widespread material,…
America’s First Vertical Evacuation Shelter
December 16, 2016
Seismologists are predicting a one-in-three probability of a catastrophic earthquake with a very high likelihood for a subsequent tsunami to hit the coast of the…
Laser Scanning: New Fire Damage Detection in Concrete
December 12, 2016
Though concrete is known to be a material which has high fire-resistance, its physical, chemical and mechanical properties do endure severe changes when subjected to…
Microbial Communities May Help us Detect Damaged Concrete
September 30, 2016
Concrete is known to be the world’s most common building material as it shapes our buildings, bridges and runways, sidewalks and more – and at…
DOTs are Using Hydro Technology to Repair Concrete Structures
August 2, 2016
The Utah Department of Transportation is using a recyclable resource to repair worn bridges along one of the busier highways in Salt Lake County. On…
Modifying the Microstructure of Concrete to Decrease Emissions
July 25, 2016
An MIT-led team has defined the nanoscale forces that control how particles pack together during the development of cement “paste,” the material that holds together…
Development in Sustainable Concrete Material
July 5, 2016
At UCLA an interdisciplinary research team is recycling carbon dioxide in an innovative process to develop sustainable building material. Carbon Upcycling consists of 13 UCLA…