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With a digital monitoring system developed in-house, researchers at TU Graz want to help make costly and potentially dangerous mistakes in concrete work a thing of the past.

Carbon concrete panels developed by the ZHAW are being used in building construction for the first time.

Science, Health & Technology Lou Corpuz-Bosshart The roads, bridges and highways that crisscross B.C. take us where we want to go.

"Building under changing conditions" was the focus of the 6th Swiss Building Forum on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at the Suurstoffi in Rotkreuz.

Researchers and engineers at the VUB research group Mechanics of Materials and Constructions (MeMC) are experimenting extensively with textile reinforced concrete.

Hubert Rahier, professor of physical chemistry at the VUB Materials & Chemistry research group, has been asked by the Ukrainian company Sheldor to help recycle concrete from buildings destroyed by the Russians.

Ukrainian building materials professor Viacheslav Troian left his homeland with his family because of the war.

A fourth-generation civil engineer, graduate student Katerina Boukin researches the growing yet misunderstood threat of pluvial flooding, including flash floods.

For his Master's project, architecture student Jeremy Morris assessed the life cycle of building materials in Vaud Canton.

Students from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Concrete Canoe team paddle in the co-ed sprint races in Mission Bay.

Swapping solid slab floors for a -thin shell- vaulted alternative could help the construction industry towards its net-zero targets A new vaulted style of floor uses 75% less concrete than a traditional flat slab floor and could help the construction industry reduce its carbon footprint.

Returning to in-person experiences in February: for more information. Urban planners are not preparing for any fundamental changes to past practices even in the face of changing reality City living has been radically changed by the spread of COVID-19.

Researchers at The University of Manchester's Sustainable Consumption Institute have published a new report titled 'How digital platforms are reshaping urban mobility in a time of COVID-19 and after'.

Manchester's Mayfield regeneration scheme made history on 12 October 2021, as the location of a pioneering piece of structural engineering, using a new, low-emissions concrete - developed by Nationwi

3D printing can be used to build load-bearing concrete structures that require significantly less material and no steel reinforcement or mortar.

An 80-metre-high skyscraper made of wood is soon to be built in Zug. A pioneering project for which basic research is being carried out in the construction hall on the Hönggerberg.

Urban Planning scholar Luca Bertolini will lead newly funded project EX-TRA (EXperimenting with city streets to TRAnsform urban mobility) Across Europe, cities are trying to radically reduce their reliance on car-based mobility in order to address sustainability challenges.

Together with industry partners, researchers at ETH Zurich have developed new construction methods for building a doubly curved concrete roof.

As part of his Master's project at EPFL's Urban Sociology Laboratory (LASUR) , Felix Boesch conducted a survey on the combined use of bicycles and trains in the Lausanne and Nyon urban agglomerations.

Sustainable construction in high-growth metropolitan areas is currently a major challenge for the booming countries of Southeast Asia.

A firefighter looks on as researchers conduct fire tests on a building that has just undergone a simulated earthquake on UC San Diego's shake table.

A University of Queensland professor has been ranked among the best civil engineers in the world for his outstanding research.

A new building goes up in New York City, overshadowing the old Katz's Deli on the Lower East Side.

In 2014, the University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute and Network for College Success launched an innovative initiative to provide educators, policymakers and families with research, data and resources on the milestones that matter most for college success.

A chance spotting of a pied currawong nest at a Brisbane shopping centre suggests the species is adjusting to urban life, potentially threatening other birds.

Luis Bettencourt, Pritzker Director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation, uses big data to understand how to approach urban problems and how to increase human connection through means like increased transportation. Editor's note: Knowledge Applied is a podcast from the University of Chicago.

City food growers wanted for international research project Green-fingered gardeners who grow their own fruit and veg are being sought for a university research project that will compare their growing methods with counterparts 5,000 miles away.