Building & Construction

A novel 3D printing process developed by Branch Technology, Chattanooga, Tenn., was used in two recently completed unique projects. The firm, an architectural fabricator...

LEVERAGE THE DESIGN FREEDOM OF 3D PRINTING Starts February 25, 2019 Enrollment Now Open! Additive manufacturing (AM), broadly known as 3D printing, is transforming how products are...

HDPE ColorCore© is Interstate Plastics strongest signage material and withstands any outdoor conditions or areas exposed to harsh chemicals or moisture. Durable ColorCore© comes...

Nature has provided the inspiration for the design and fabrication of high-performance biomimetic engineering materials. Wood, which has been used for thousands of years,...

Wealth-generating, flat-pack solar houses and a profit-sharing scheme that incentivizes retrofitting are bringing sustainable living to people who would otherwise not be able to...

Transmitting high power from a small lightweight package is one of the chief benefits of hydraulics. And there aren’t many applications where this is...

Germany-based materials manufacturer Covestro yesterday successfully closed the sale of Covestro’s Polycarbonates (PCS) sheets business in Sheffield (US) to Plaskolite. Acrylics sheets manufacturer Plaskolite...

University Marketing partnered with the College of Design this year for “Think Outside the Square: Design That’s Shaping Iowa’s Future.” The 1,800-square-foot Iowa State exhibit will...

I was recently invited to the US Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Illinois to see a...

The widespread adoption of photovoltaics remains one of those looming questions in architecture. Despite the growing prevalence of PV-systems all of over the world,...