Israel unveils 1,800-year-old sarcophagus
Israel has unveiled an 1,800-year-old sarcophagus that workers found at a building site and initially tried to conceal.
Archaeology
Sep 3, 2015
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Making houses in Sweden with additive manufacturing
In a collaborative project worth SEK 35 million, researchers and external partners are together developing technology to make full-scale 3D prints of cellulos- based material. It is not a matter of small prints – the objective ...
Engineering
Jun 29, 2015
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Solar cells in the roof and nanotechnology in the walls
It isn't cars and vehicle traffic that produce the greatest volumes of climate gas emissions – it's our own homes. But new research will soon be putting an end to all that!
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 15, 2015
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Sustainability of the built environment
In times of limited resources and continued evidence of significant climate change, sustainability is increasingly regarded as a topic of global importance. Consider areas such as design, energy, and materials: These core ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 8, 2015
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New sustainable, flood-resilient construction materials put to the test
Construction companies and academics can now test low carbon construction materials and systems in realistic open-air conditions. The HIVE, based at the University of Bath's Building Research Park, Swindon, is the first facility ...
Engineering
Sep 25, 2014
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BIM: Changing the way architects and builders work
The construction of a building does not only start with its design by architects and engineers. It also depends on determining a broad array of factors, including the price of materials, labour, the writing of specifications ...
Engineering
Dec 16, 2013
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'New old bricks' for the construction industry
Making bricks is a very resource- and energy-intensive process. Meanwhile, when existing brick buildings are demolished, most of the resulting debris, which can contain many thousands of whole bricks, is sent to landfill ...
Engineering
Sep 17, 2013
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Research will allow architects, building professionals, to measure greenhouse gases in construction
If you can't measure it, you can't manage it – especially if "it" is greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, produced by building construction and operations.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 2, 2013
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Intelligent door seal prevents poor air quality
For a long time, heat insulation was en vogue – and nearly no one was concerned about poor indoor air quality. And yet excess CO2 hampers concentration. Now, researchers have come up with an intelligent door seal system.
Engineering
Jun 5, 2013
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Architect makes bricks using cattle blood
(Phys.org)—A recent graduate from the University of Westminster in London, architect Jack Munro has developed a process that uses cattle blood as a binding ingredient in making bricks for use in building construction.
