Why building density matters as much as building efficiency
We’ll always have Paris. We spend a lot of time on this site talking about reducing our carbon footprint and about building more energy-efficient buildings and homes. A lot of urban activists are talking about the need for more “missing middle”…
Fascinating story of a bricklaying robot
Bricklaying is one of the most ancient crafts around, one that hasn’t — as Jonathan Waldman puts it — changed much since “man crawled out of the muck.” In 2006, two guys in upstate New York came up with an…
Limited Opportunity in Short Term Investment: 20% return
Opportunity to invest in the world-renown vacation destination Canmore Alberta. The project will build small number of exquisite condos in a prime location, zoned to allow tourist homes. Project will accept limited number of investors, with a minimum starting point…
New York officials propose using drones to inspect buildings
New York City officials are pushing to legalise the use of drones for facade inspections after an architect was reportedly killed by falling debris from a building in the city. Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams announced the proposal on 22 December 2019, just days after…
Learn About Concrete Maturity at the Canadian Concrete Expo
Learn how concrete temperature and maturity monitoring can help save you millions of dollars and countless hours of construction time at the Canadian Concrete Expo. COMMAND Center is exhibiting at the Canadian Concrete Expo in Toronto, Ontario. The show…
What more can be done to attract women into Construction?
After significant improvement, numbers of women entering construction have started to stagnate. What are the reasons for this and what can we do to improve? Getting more women into construction has been a long-term ambition for the construction industry. Even…