Reusing reclaimed precast concrete elements in new buildings
Concrete is widely used as a construction material, but it has a substantial environmental impact. When a building is demolished, what happens to all the concrete? Tampere University, Finland, is coordinating the new international ReCreate project, which aims to discover how…
Easily Remove Asphalt Pavements with German Engineering
The Lutec Comicat 140 is an efficient and productive machine for grinding asphalt, concrete and terrazzo. The German-engineered machine provides the best possible solution to get the surface prepared correctly for final overlayment and is used regularly to prepare floors in…
Virginia Tech research unleashing robotic technology on campus construction sites
Virginia Tech researchers are unleashing an autonomous robot dog on university construction sites to investigate the applications of using robots to monitor construction progress. Faculty and students from Myers-Lawson School of Construction, within the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and College of Engineering, are…
How to bring a Brutalist public building back to life
What does heritage look like? In Toronto, you might immediately suggest a gabled Victorian house. You would not, probably, think of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Built in 1970, this Brutalist complex in the downtown is a legacy of…
City of Regina launches long-delayed online building permit tool
Residential builders in Regina can finally submit permit applications online thanks to eBuild, launched by the City of Regina on Tuesday. “eBuild is another example of the City’s commitment to provide more consistent, convenient and effective ways of delivering service to…
World’s First EV-Charging Highway Trial to Start In Italy
Israeli company ElectReon Wireless is building a 0.6-mile-long (1 kilometer) stretch of electric vehicle-charging highway, between Milan and Brescia in Italy, to test the technology for widespread adoption, a report by Innovation Origins explains. Though the trial in Italy won’t be the first example…
IPD Case Study: Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre
Graham, and its partners, delivered the Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre on-budget and on-schedule through an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) method. Town of Oakville, Ontario’s, 53,000-square foot Trafalgar Community Centre was built on the footprint of the small Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital…