Ancient Maya salt makers worked from home, underwater dig reveals
Archaeologists working in Belize have found ancient Maya salt workers worked from home.
Archaeology
Oct 10, 2022
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News tagged with wooden buildings
Multi-story buildings made of wood sell for 9% more than other construction in Helsinki
Building more homes and buildings with wood has been on the radar for years as a way to offset carbon emissions, though construction companies have been hesitant to take the material in broader use. A study at Aalto University ...
Environment
May 20, 2021
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They can capture more carbon than they emit. So why aren't wooden buildings mainstream?
Four storeys high and made almost entirely of wood, the ZEB Lab building in Trondheim, Norway, had, even before it existed, sucked as much carbon from the atmosphere as it would probably produce in construction. Now, thanks ...
Environment
Jan 25, 2021
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Creating zero-energy houses, non-toxic glitter and fossil-free glue with wood
Building wisely with wood is an efficient way to combat climate change. It's possible to build almost anything with wood if we develop our expertise and adjust our attitudes, an expert says.
Materials Science
Apr 17, 2020
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From pine cones to an adaptive shading system
An adjustable shading system that adapts itself independently over the course of the day, without sensors or motors and largely maintenance-free? It really is possible: an ETH doctoral student at the Institute for Building ...
Engineering
Aug 17, 2018
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Los Angeles proposes sweeping upgrades for quakes (Update)
Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday proposed spending billions of dollars to better protect Los Angeles against a devastating earthquake by strengthening thousands of vulnerable older buildings and fortifying the city's water and ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 8, 2014
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Massive earthquake simulation could lead to stronger, safer wooden buildings
A destructive earthquake will strike a lone, wooden condominium in Japan next week, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Michael Symans will be on site to watch it happen.
Engineering
Jul 9, 2009
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