In spite of its small size, the city has a population of five million, and it is an important communications node by both sea and air. Given that 693 square…
Some people know more about their neighbors than they would like to. Whether the other tenants are just now listening to music, watching television, having…
Spanning deep gorges, rivers and freeways, bridges are an indispensable part of the traffic network. Yet their condition in Germany is appalling: In a survey…
In a major statement on “green” building technology, a new report from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) sets out a broad agenda for research…
The cities that comprise this diagonal “are the economic leaders of southern Europe” and have been the most dynamic in the region over recent years. However,…
FDD uses artificial intelligence rules and statistical analysis to find the location of mechanical problems in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC)…
Currently the construction industry is a major contributor of environmental pollutants, with buildings and other build infrastructure contributing to around…
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) has made great strides in tailoring construction virtual technology…
Peggi Clouston, associate professor in wood mechanics, and Sanjay Arwade, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, are creating the…
The used Euro-palettes module: A flexible construction that may be easily built up and also disassembled, which is not only cost-efficient, but also…
This week, inaugural tests at The University of Western Ontario’s ‘Three Little Pigs’ project at The Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes will begin to…
The structure, which resembled a parking garage, went through a series of earthquake jolts as powerful as magnitude 8.0. The one-million pound precast concrete…
Originally launched in 1.52- and 2.28-mm (60- and 90-mil) thicknesses, DuPont™ SentryGlas® immediately helped architects and engineers meet toughened building…
The researcher, Associate Professor R. Mani Maran, who is a lecturer from the Mechanical Engineering Research Centre said early measures could be taken to…
Interest in vegetated roofs has increased as water and energy conservation becomes more important to property owners. Yet the study of six different…
Working in coal mines can be backbreaking labor, not to mention dangerous. But a new technology invented by researchers at Southern Illinois University…
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