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Self-guided compactors save time, fuel, and emissions, Trimble study shows
Construction technology firm Trimble says a field study it conducted shows that roller compactors in self-steering mode do their job faster and more effectively than when steered by people. Two...
View ArticleHamburg creates digital twin of Köhlbrand Bridge to stay on top of maintenance
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) in Germany has been able to start predictive – rather than reactive – maintenance on the city’s Köhlbrand Bridge thanks to a digital twin of the structure it created with...
View ArticleAI designs statue with styles of Michelangelo and Rodin
Swedish engineering group Sandvik has unveiled a statue designed by artificial intelligence (AI) to incorporate styles of five famous sculptors no longer living, including Michelangelo. The stainless...
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Meet the Canadian architect on a mission to rebuild Ukraine module by module
Principal of WZMH Architects, Zenon Radewych, is spearheading a drive in Ukraine to use its system of stackable concrete modules to rebuild apartment blocks damaged by invading Russian forces. He...
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Digital tool lets Atkins design 170km of water pipework fast for thirsty Nepal
Engineering and design consultant Atkins, part of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has quickly generated layout plans for 170km of new water pipework in Nepal, improving supply and hygiene for thousands of...
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How a temporary platform helped us upgrade a Sydney train station
Necessity is the mother of invention, and it has helped a project team deliver a first for Australia, writes Colin McCarthy MCIOB. Transport for Tomorrow, a partnership between Laing O’Rourke, KBR,...
View ArticleFerrovial adopts site “stakeout robots” for outdoor civil work
Ferrovial has joined a number of construction firms using “stakeout robots” on its projects, including for outdoor civil works. The rolling machines draw full-scale plans on the surface or floor of a...
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Test proves case for Europe-wide maglev rail retrofit, firm says
Maglev rail technology developer Nevomo says it has successfully tested a railway vehicle that can levitate on conventional railway lines. It said the tests prove that high-speed intercity railways...
View ArticleLoughborough researchers create AI-powered RAAC detection, maintenance tool
Construction researchers at Loughborough University have created a digital, machine-learning tool that can analyse thousands of pictures of building interiors to detect the presence of distressed RAAC...
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Bamboo housing for the elderly would be cheaper, faster and greener
Four recent graduates designed a living complex for the elderly built almost entirely of bamboo. They were supported by the Chartered Institute of Building’s Construction Innovation Scholarship, set...
View ArticleHadrian bricklaying robot upgraded for US market
Australian construction robotics company FBR has begun testing the latest iteration of its Hadrian X bricklaying robot. The machine now takes the form of a three-axle truck with a 32m-long articulated...
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Meet the start-up developing microreactors
Nuclear reactors come in three forms. The largest are the 700MW-plus units that power entire countries and are produced by a handful of national champions, the largest three being Areva, Rosatom, and...
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Just a mallet and glue gun: US block-system builder celebrates trio of wins
A US start-up selling a Lego-style, interlocking block system for residential construction has had a very good few months. Last week, Renco USA cut the ribbon on its first development in the country,...
View ArticleRobot builds dry stone walls all by itself
A team at Switzerland’s ETH Zürich university has unveiled an autonomous excavator that can build dry stone walls from randomly shaped boulders and concrete rubble. It picks rocks from a pile and...
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Lego-style apartment complex opens doors in Florida
A 96-unit apartment complex built with Lego-style, snap-together blocks has opened its doors to residents in Palm Springs, Florida. It was put up by a small crew of unskilled workers armed only with...
View ArticleEcocem’s low-carbon cement gets first European approval
Dublin-headquartered low-carbon cement maker Ecocem has obtained a European Technical Assessment (ETA) for its cement, which the company says achieves a 70% reduction in CO2 compared with the average...
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Data to information to control: improving construction management
If you turn data into information, you can use that information to exert greater control over a construction project. That was one of the key messages from Buildots at a recent Global Construction...
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European firms unveil concrete-timber hybrid walls
Swedish concrete-element maker Heidelberg Materials Precast Contiga and Finnish company Metsä Wood have developed a wall panel made from layers of concrete, insulation, and load-bearing laminated...
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Michigan researchers make breakthrough in designing origami-style modules
Researchers from the University of Michigan have found a way to better use the principles of origami to design structures that are relatively easy to transport, deploy and reconfigure. The idea of...
View ArticleHow France surveyed 45,000 bridges in 18 months
After the Morandi Bridge collapsed in Genoa in 2018, the French government ordered an unprecedented survey of France’s bridges, led by the public resilience agency, Cerema. It was a daunting task....
View ArticleNew lower-carbon cement plant captures CO2 from normal cement plant
A new company that makes lower-carbon cement from the carbon dioxide captured from the flue of a conventional cement plant has opened its first facility in Redding, California. The new facility by...
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Engineering carbon out of Australia’s construction business
In Australia, a voluntary alliance of tier 1 contractors, government agencies, specialist subcontractors, engineering firms, cost consultants, architects, and material manufacturers – representing the...
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New printed wood floor cassette can replace concrete and steel, say researchers
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Maine have unveiled a 3D-printed, recyclable, natural-material floor cassette they say is strong...
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Professor invents instant concrete strength-checker. Highway bosses like it.
AASHTO – the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – has approved a Purdue University-invented device that uses vibrations to check when concrete has cured. After seven...
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