News tagged with construction

Synthetic nano-waste does not disappear

(Phys.org) -- Tiny particles of cerium oxide do not burn or change in the heat of a waste incineration plant. They remain intact on combustion residues or in the incineration system, as a new study by Swiss ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Google provides temporary Cornell science campus

Google on Monday agreed to provide a temporary home to a high-tech science college run by Cornell University in New York City.

Technology / Business

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Technique enables mass production of custom concrete building components from digital designs

Like other professionals, architects have used computer-aided design (CAD) software in their work for decades. Typically, the resulting digital files are converted to hard-copy plans, which are then used to ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

London faces up to 'greenest' Games pledge

London has pledged to host the greenest Olympic Games ever staged, but it could take years before the promises start to flower.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers develop system to help prevent construction accidents and materials falling from buildings

(Phys.org) -- Construction management experts at the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering have developed a system that employs remote sensing technology to improve safety on construction sites by using tracking ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Work begins on Chernobyl shelter on anniversary

Ukraine launched Thursday construction of a new shelter to permanently secure the stricken Chernobyl plant as it marked the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster.

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New strategy offers hope for Florida's gopher tortoises

Florida's approach to saving gopher tortoises from extinction a decade ago allowed developers to bury the docile reptiles alive in their burrows in return for what critics called "blood money" that was used to buy and protect ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lightweight construction on the way to volume production

Carmakers and airplane manufacturers are very particular when it comes to the weight of their models: the lighter they are, the less fuel they consume - and the less carbon dioxide they blow into the air. ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Powerful magnets help scientists create new materials for use in low-carbon energy

(PhysOrg.com) -- West Midlands scientists have created and studied new materials set to make low-carbon energy technologies like fuel cells cheaper and more efficient to run.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Titanic disaster 'unlikely to happen again': expert

World-leading ship science expert, Professor Ajit Shenoi, says that a seafaring tragedy on the scale of the Titanic disaster is unlikely to happen again.

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Future naval force may sail with the strength of titanium

Steel may have met its match: An Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded project will produce a full-size ship hull section made entirely with marine-grade titanium using a welding innovation that could help bring titanium ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Cracking idea for egg shell recycling gets Food and Drink iNet support at Easter

Scientists and food industry experts are hatching a plan this Easter to turn egg shells into plastics that could be used to manufacture anything from food packaging to construction materials.

Chemistry / Other

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Panama law bans mining on native land

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli enacted a law Monday that prohibits mining on indigenous lands and requires that local native authorities be consulted before work can begin on new hydroelectric plants.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Roadway with recycled toilets is world's first official 'Greenroad'

Greenroads, a rating system developed at the University of Washington to promote sustainable roadway construction, awarded its first official certification to a Bellingham project that incorporates porcelain ...

Technology / Other

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Generating electricity from vibrations in road surface works

A pilot research project into vibration energy on the N34 provincial motorway near Hardenberg in the eastern Netherlands has shown that vibration energy as a local energy source is a sustainable alternative ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Construction

In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking. Normally, the job is managed by a project manager, and supervised by a construction manager, design engineer, construction engineer or project architect.

For the successful execution of a project, effective planning is essential. involved with the design and execution of the infrastructure in question must consider the environmental impact of the job, the successful scheduling, budgeting, construction site safety, availability of building materials, logistics, inconvenience to the public caused by construction delays and bidding, etc.

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