- Innovation
- Emily Beyda
Inspired by the environmental advantages of wood construction, the European city recently passed groundbreaking legislation mandating that all new buildings constructed after 2025 consist of at least 20% wood or other biobased material
- Innovation
- Emily Beyda
The company creates realistic construction toys for children, hoping the experience inspires them with dreams of working in the industry
- Innovation, Projects
- Diana Kightlinger
Concrete is the most common material used in construction, but manufacturing its primary binder—Portland cement—causes greenhouse gas emissions, putting pressure on the industry to find a more environmentally sustainable solution
- Innovation
- Hamish Champ
Rising tidal activity, in part driven by climate change, increasingly threatens coastal communities. Officials are assessing shore defenses around the country, including considering seawalls. But are such structures the answer, or are there more effective alternatives?
- Innovation
- Diana Kightlinger
The evolution from diesel to electric offers advantages that include lower fuel consumption and emissions—and improved ownership cost and health
- Innovation
- Hamish Champ
Engineers have a crucial role to play in making the built environment greener, particularly when it comes to delivering infrastructure that impacts the world around us. In an interview with Bluebeam, expert Tim Chapman of Arup and the Institution of Civil Engineers spells out what needs to be done.
- Innovation
- Hamish Champ
The construction industry needs to address not only the operational carbon of a building – what it emits throughout its use – but the embodied carbon in buildings, which is linked to the materials used to deliver it, along with the construction activity itself.
- Innovation, Projects
- Emily Beyda
Forget the rickety backyard treehouses—these tree-based structures are lavishly designed and come packed with stunning structural and design features (from 2021)
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