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An Innovative Building System that Weathers the Storm
Historically, the building and construction industry has been slow to adapt, and innovative building materials have been met with skepticism. Traditional building structures are proven and new processes are plagued by long cycle times. However, one innovative building system has a proven track record of success.
New Material Could Create Cost-Effective Solar Energy
A research team from Purdue University has created a new material and a new production process that could make solar power the most efficient energy source available.
World's Largest Façade Installed with Organic Photovoltaics in the Port of Duisburg
Approximately 185 m² of Heliatek's organic photovoltaic films were installed on the façade of a warehouse of the Duisburger Hafen AG.
Tornado Alley Is Shifting East, Study Says
The trend could help guide building code updates, assist in identifying potentially impacted community assets and bolster efforts to enhance risk awareness and make emergency preparations.
Researchers Prove that Food Could be Grown on the Moon
Researchers from the University of Zurich have discovered that nightshade and other plants could grow on the moon with a little help from a plant hormone.
Radar Used to Measure Moisture Levels in Soil and More
Rutgers University researchers have improved ground penetrating radar that farmers and soil scientists use to measure the moisture levels in soil.
Natural Disaster Losses Are Nearly $3tn: UN Says
Over the last 20 years, the U.S. recorded the largest losses, totaling around $945 billion.
Watch How Ricequakes Simulate Ice Shelf and Rockfill Dam Collapse
Researchers turned to breakfast to improve the ability to simulate and understand real-world collapse events.
Two Alarms, Then Fires and Blasts, NTSB Says
Operators at a monitoring center received two high-pressure alarms for the South Lawrence, Massachusetts, gas pressure system: one at 4:04 p.m. and the other at 4:05 p.m. It was already too late.
Self-Healing Material Opens Up 'Opportunity' for Carbon Dioxide
MIT chemical engineers have designed a polymer material that can grow, strengthen and even repair itself, just by reacting with carbon dioxide from the air. The material could one day be used for construction, repair or protective coatings.
BMW Plans Massive Investment in Chinese Auto Market
Total annual production capacity will rise from 400,000 units in 2017 to 650,000 units starting in the early 2020s.
LA County Taps Contractor for Wastewater Project
The project will add ultraviolet disinfection facilities and related systems to further treat influent wastewater.
Texas Rail Project Hires Salini Impregilo to Lead Civil Engineering
In its role at the head of a civil construction consortium, the firm will be responsible for all work up to the top of the rail, including viaducts, embankments and drainage.
U.K. Moves to Ban Combustible Materials from High-Rise Buildings
The ban covers the use of combustible materials on the outside of buildings more than 18m tall, and comes in response to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people.
Watch: New 3D-printed Cement Gets Stronger During a Natural Disaster
The new 3D-printed cement paste is designed to get stronger when put under pressure.
Canadian LNG Export Project Gets Green Light
First shipments to Asian markets are expected before the middle of the next decade. The project could cost as much as $18 billion.
Walsh Wins Orange County Streetcar Project
The route will serve Santa Ana’s downtown and employment areas, that include county and local government offices and courthouses in the Civic Center.
Fixing a Typo on an Iconic New York Bridge
It took legislation for officials to correct how the name of a 50-year-old suspension bridge spanning lower New York harbor is spelled.
Earthquakes and Tsunamis Are Potent Disasters, UN Says
Earthquakes and tsunamis, like those that struck Indonesia on Sept. 28, are responsible for more deaths than extreme weather events, having claimed almost 750,000 lives over the last 20 years.
ONEOK Plans $1 Billion Gas Gathering and Processing Spend
Additional natural gas gathering and processing capacity in the Williston Basin is intended to help support crude oil and natural gas production in North Dakota.