Can a New, Zero-Cement Solution Thwart Concrete Sewer Pipe Failure?
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
The Ancient—And Unusual—Building Material Attempting a Comeback: Hemp
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
Vaccine Manufacturing Facility Design and COVID-19
Creating vaccines for infectious diseases like COVID-19 requires stringent management and construction of facilities that test, store and distribute the medicine
This Caribbean Island Aims to Exemplify ‘Resilience Building’ Amid Climate Change
Dominica offers a model—and opportunity—for construction firms to learn how to build as climate-related events threaten the world’s buildings and infrastructure
Can You Reliably Build a Hospital in 10 Days?
The Huoshenshan Hospital near Wuhan, China, famously came together in just 10 days in response to the region’s COVID-19 outbreak, but one expert says the feat is unlikely to be repeated in the U.S.
Are Your Building Practices “Green”? Why It’s Time to Start
Construction accounts for a significant percentage of global carbon emissions, meaning builders need to shift to more sustainable building strategies
What Rapid-Response Building Can Teach Conventional Construction
The method typically put into action during emergencies—like COVID-19—provides lessons for conventional builders
Reality Capture: Surveying 2.0
Surveying as-built conditions is a big expense. But reality capture technology is both lowering the cost and improving accuracy and efficiency of the process.
The Archeologists Using Revu to Verify the Pharaohs
How Bluebeam is helping archeologists make discoveries out in the field
How BIM and E-Commerce Are Re-Creating the Customer Experience
Advances in building technology are helping people get more things faster
Can Robots Build Rebar?
A New York City construction startup, Toggle, is trying to bring technology into the process of producing reinforced concrete structures
Can Porous Concrete Combat Climate Change?
In the face of climate change, permeable pavements offer a sustainable alternative
A Bridge to the Future
AIT Bridges produces the bridges our nation needs in an innovative and cost-effective manner
Far Out in Alaska
One construction group in the Last Frontier has mastered the art of remote construction
When Construction Looks Like Manufacturing
At new UPenn hospital, Balfour Beatty goes prefab with local labor
