Entries by Lyn

From Shipping container to luxury home

Innovative use of shipping containers characterizes this home design. Some of the most innovative work in home design happening right now is being undertaken with an unexpected medium: shipping containers. A 2019 article in Dwell helped explain why — they’re durable and modular, meaning that you can easily create a cozy or spacious home or […]

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EUROBRICK FOR MODULAR SCHOOLS INNOVATION

Green Park Village Primary Academy Leading brick slip cladding specialist, Eurobrick, has been supplying its systems to the education sector for 30 years and, more recently, with offsite construction specialist Reds10 to supply two new school projects in Reading; Green Park Village Primary Academy and Addington School. Green Park Village Primary Academy is a new […]

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Nuclear needed in future Dutch energy mix, says EPZ

The existing Borssele nuclear power plant (Image: EPZ) EPZ, operator of the Borssele nuclear power plant, has called for an extension to its operation beyond 2033 and/or the construction of two new large reactors at the site in order to help the Netherlands meet its energy and climate goals. The company’s director, Carlo Wolters, presented […]

AI & Robots: How autonomous robots are changing construction

There’s a lot of buzz around self-driving cars, but autonomous driving technology could revolutionise the construction industry first. That industry hasn’t changed much over the last several decades, according to some experts, making it an ideal candidate for automation. “The way we build today is largely unchanged from the way we used to build 50 […]

AI & ROBOTS: RESEARCH SUGGESTS AI COULD MAKE SUSTAINABILITY TARGET ACHIEVABLE

Computer scientists at the University of the West of England are developing software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help construction reduce the amount of embodied carbon in their building and infrastructure. Computer scientists at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are developing software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) […]

THE LIVING LAB, RE-LOCATABLE AND SUSTAINABLE

Curtin University’s new Legacy Living Lab (L3) is a modular building designed using principles of the circular economy – an environmentally-friendly concept that aims to ‘design out’ waste by including as much recycling and re-use of materials as possible. Constructed as part of their thesis, Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute PhD candidates Timothy O’Grady and […]

WALES INVESTS £35m IN MMC

LOW carbon housing, retrofitting to improve energy efficiency and training opportunities for prisoners will feature in projects receiving funding to create affordable homes for the future. The Welsh Government’s Innovative Housing Programme funding is focused on Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) this year, in particular using Welsh timber and supply chains to support our green […]