Entries by Lyn

Modular Lego from Korea

A dormitory at a military facility, which was built utilizing the new system Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology   Efficient construction system stacks self-contained modules like Legos Erecting an entire building from scratch at the construction site can be time-consuming and expensive, which is why many companies look to factory-built prefabricated structures. […]

Scandinavian Architects Design Stormwater Pond

  Images: Måns Berg   In the southern Swedish city of Uppsala, stormwater pond Exercisfältet designed by Scandinavian firm White Arkitekter hopes “to protect nature from the city’s polluted water and to protect the city from flooding as a result of reduced infiltration and climate change.” The development is the result of an ambition to […]

REBUILDING UKRAINE

War in Ukraine has had a significant human cost, with thousands of lives lost and millions of other people displaced due to the conflict. The country’s-built environment also bears the scars of the conflict and is currently the world’s largest construction site. Homes, industrial facilities, and major infrastructure have been damaged or destroyed, with the […]

Capital Investment for Green Hydrogen

THE UK government has announced support for 11 commercial green hydrogen projects which will see more than £400m of private capital invested in the UK green economy. Among the winners of the UK’s first hydrogen allocation round (HAR1) is EDF’s Tees Green Hydrogen project, which gained support for 5.2 MW of green hydrogen capacity in […]

Container Homes in the Cowboy State

An 800-square-foot home made from three steel shipping containers hit the real estate market last weekend in Sublette County and, based on web traffic generated by the listing, people are intrigued. Camden Bennett with Pinedale Properties said the recently completed home was under contract for a short time, but the deal fell apart. An open […]

Hinkley Point C reactor dome lifted into place

THE dome for Hinkley Point C’s first reactor building has been successfully lifted into place. The major milestone closes the roof on the first reactor building, allowing the first nuclear reactor to be installed next year. The power station’s two nuclear reactors will provide reliable zero-carbon electricity for six million homes, boosting Britain’s energy security for […]

Planning red tape ‘slashed’ on solar panels

The government says it is slashing the current red tape around planning permission for solar panels under new rules announced last week Changes to permitted development rights rules will allow more homeowners and businesses to install solar panels on their roofs without having to go through the planning system. Under the new rules, homes with […]

Two-Thirds of Architects Now Calculate Environmental Impact

Image Credit: NBS Today, NBS, the platform for connected construction information, reveals the results of its Digital Construction Report. The study explores the industry’s evolving relationship between digital technology and safety and sustainability – the sector’s biggest challenges. This year it showed two-thirds of professionals using digital tools to calculate environmental-related metrics, a sign that sustainable […]

One of Europe’s most advanced smart buildings completes

      £13m project at Imjin Barracks is the first on British Army’s SLA Programme     Vertically integrated off-site construction specialist Reds10 has completed work on the first project to be delivered as part of the British Army’s Single Living Accommodation (SLA) Programme at Imjin Barracks for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). The SLA is the […]

The Rise of the Robots – China Leads the Way

While more and more consumers enjoy the convenience of having a robot vacuum their home or take care of the lawn, it is in industrial applications that robotics have made the biggest impact. State-of-the-art manufacturing processes are unthinkable without industrial robots handling part of the workload, whether it’s handling, welding, or assembling, which are the three most […]