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Green Concrete in Construction

Can Construction Solve Its Concrete Conundrum?

Innovation, ProjectsBy 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

Lumber Prices 2022

Why Lumber Prices Are Sky High—Again

ProjectsBy Erin Flynn Jay

The price of the essential building material has been on a wild ride since the pandemic began. What’s behind the most recent spike?

Bamboo Building

Can Bamboo Construction Replace Timber and Steel?

Innovation, ProjectsBy Elisa Silverman

Bamboo checks many of the boxes of an eco-friendly material, so some researchers are testing the material’s commercial viability in construction

Builders Embrace the Rebirth of Wood Through Mass Timber

Innovation, ProjectsBy Diana Kightlinger

Mass timber gives an age-old material compelling new advantages for the construction industry

Wooden Buildings: Trees Converted into Habitats for Humans

Innovation, ProjectsBy Hamish Champ

Concern around climate change and a desire to construct more sustainable buildings is driving the construction industry to deliver a built environment that has less impact on the world around it. The increased use of timber in tall buildings is part of this process.

Origami Tents

Deployable Structures Turn to New Inspiration: Origami

Innovation, ProjectsBy David Shultz

Inflatable structures are paramount in construction. Can origami offer such deployable components new inspiration?

At the lumber yard while lumber prices today are falling fast

Once Sky High, Lumber Prices Tumble. Here’s Why.

ProjectsBy Diana Kightlinger

Lumber prices today are falling fast after becoming a scarce commodity during the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s why lumber prices are dropping.

Bluebeam Environmental Sustainability

Bluebeam’s Contribution to Environmental Sustainability in 2020

Innovation, Inside BluebeamBy Ed Mann

Here’s a look at how Studio Projects in Bluebeam helped promote environmental sustainability in the AEC industry last year

Construction material prices, such as lumber have been extremely volatile during the COVID-19 Pandemic

What Contractors Need to Know About Volatile Materials Prices

ProjectsBy Diana Kightlinger

The COVID-19 pandemic seemingly spawned a topsy-turvy market for raw construction materials, but this Q&A reveals that pre-pandemic factors are also to blame

Will Builders Embrace Mushroom-Based Bricks?

Innovation, ProjectsBy Emily Beyda

Emerging research on fungi’s unique properties as a highly renewable material points to a possible future in construction

Can a New, Zero-Cement Solution Thwart Concrete Sewer Pipe Failure?

Innovation, ProjectsBy Diana Kightlinger

Concrete sewer pipes frequently fail in as little as 10 to 20 years. Zero-cement concrete offers a strong, durable, eco-friendly and cost-effective option

Why Construction Has an Inevitable Concrete CO2 Emissions Crisis

InnovationBy Erik Sherman

The generation of greenhouse gas in concrete production is a major problem. Changes are needed today—and researchers and engineers are pursuing many possibilities

Can 3D Printing With Local Soils Offer a Low-Carbon Alternative to Concrete? Part 2

Innovation, ProjectsBy Randy B. Hecht

Without the need for long-distance transportation or carbon-intensive production techniques, one research lab is experimenting with local soils that may offer a greener path forward

The Ancient—And Unusual—Building Material Attempting a Comeback: Hemp

InnovationBy Emily Beyda

Hempcrete is a bio-composite material that can serve as an alternative to traditional lime, reducing the carbon impact of the resulting concrete mixture while improving its insulator-like and energy-retaining properties

3D printing local soil

Can 3D Printing With Local Soils Offer A Low-Carbon Alternative to Concrete? Part 1

InnovationBy David Shultz

Without the need for long-distance transportation or carbon-intensive production techniques, one research lab is experimenting with local soils that may offer a greener path forward

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