Bingemans to open Excavation Station for June
KITCHENER, Ont. — An exciting adventure is in the works for Bingemans , as it will open a new outdoor construction-themed amusement zone this upcoming June. Powered by Diggerland, the Excavation Station at FunworX is set to feature uniquely modified machines that adults…
Construction Links Network: Weekly Round Up May 5, 2018
Below are links to the top news items posted on the Construction Links Network over the past week. Members are invited to send company news items and press releases before May 11 to be included in the next issue. Thank you…
Taj Mahal colour change worries India Supreme Court
India’s Supreme Court has instructed the government to seek foreign help to fix what it described as a worrying change in colour at the Taj Mahal. “Even if you have the expertise, you are not utilising it. Or perhaps you don’t…
Graphene concrete is twice as strong and better for the planet
Add concrete to the list of things graphene can improve. Scientists at the University of Exeter‘s Center for Graphene Science developed a new technique to incorporate graphene in concrete production with the help of nanoengineering technology — and the resulting material is not only over twice as strong as concretes…
Can the building industry break its addiction to concrete?
Concrete: we can’t live with it, can’t live without it. A combination of cement, water and ground rock or sand, on the surface concrete might seem crushingly mundane. Yet it has defined construction in recent centuries and with it, in part,…
CM Labs announces world’s first luffing tower crane simulator
CM Labs Simulations today announced the release of the all-new Luffing Tower Crane (LTC) Training Pack, the first simulation-based LTC training platform on the market. Immediately available for deployment across the full catalog of Vortex® Construction Equipment Simulators, the LTC Training…