Could ‘smart’ building facades heat and cool buildings?
A promising research project looks at the possibilities for thermoelectric systems to thermally condition buildings, writes Mahsa Farid Mohajer, Sustainable Building Analyst with Stantec.
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A promising research project looks at the possibilities for thermoelectric systems to thermally condition buildings, writes Mahsa Farid Mohajer, Sustainable Building Analyst with Stantec.
Researchers at MIT have developed a concrete mixture that can store electrical energy. The researchers say the mixture of water, cement, and carbon black could be used for building foundations and street paving.
Get ready for a surge in prefabrication activity by contractors. FMI, the consulting and investment banking firm, recently polled contractors about how much time they were spending, in craft labor hours, on prefabrication for construction projects. More than 250 contractors participated in the survey, and the average response to that question was 18%. More revealing, however, was the participants’ anticipation that craft hours dedicated to prefab would essentially double, to 34%, within the next five years.
Two high-rise apartment buildings in San Francisco have installed onsite water recycling systems that will reuse a total of 3.9 million gallons of wastewater annually. The recycled water will be used for toilet flushing, cooling towers, and landscape irrigation to significantly reduce water usage in both buildings.
The Smart World suite of 5D software platforms map and visualize data provided by metropolises to an intuitive real-time 3D simulation.
Automated progress monitoring and optimizing equipment usage are among the potential applications for digital twin technology on construction jobsites.
AEC firms explore how digital twin technology can bring more consistency to the design process and construction site.
Our experts offer 15 tips on how best to perform factory-based construction.
Edge Technologies has entered into alliances with the International WELL Building Institute and wellness-focused real estate developer Delos.
Experts project that prefabrication and modular construction will total $209 billion by the end of the decade.
PlanGrid and BuildingConnected are the latest pieces in the company’s quest to digitize the construction industry.
Prototype mobile 3D printing shop aims to identify additive manufacturing applications for construction jobsites.
September 1 marked the opening of downtown Phoenix’s newest restaurant and retail marketplace—and its latest commercial construction project to utilize decommissioned shipping containers as its primarily building form.
The industry is approaching its “heart attack moment,” with so many large projects that are chronically late, over budget, and unprofitable, writes FMI Capital Advisors’ Michael Swistun.