Architecture and Construction
New mineralogical techniques contribute to prevent national heritage damage
Humidity, environmental pollution, cleaning with aggressive products for the chemical composition of the rock, etc give rise to the appearance of salts which…
Is it a bird, is it a plane, no it's a bridge!
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science and…
Finnish EcoCity project makes headway in China
The MenTouGou District of Beijing and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have made an agreement about VTT drawing up a preliminary study on planning and…
The University of Ulster has created a groundbreaking Real Estate Initiative for Ireland
Key aims are to: • promote leading-edge areas of research in real estate investment, urban development and design with direct benefits for professional…
Truck-safe bamboo bridge opens in China
In China bamboo is used for furniture, artwork, building scaffolding, panels for concrete casting and now, truck bridges.Yan Xiao, a professor at the…
Vienna University of Technology tests tunnel fire safety
In the last years, the tunnel fires have shown that the tunnel support structure is severely damaged at an extremely high fire impact. “In some tunnels, up to…