by Kendall Jones | Jan 28, 2019 | BEST of Construction
Image credit: RMIT University Biosolid bricks could be the future of disposing human waste. Over 30% of our sewage after it’s drained of water, treated, and dried just ends up rotting in a landfill. According to researchers at Australia’s RMIT University, biosolid...
by Kendall Jones | Jan 23, 2019 | BEST of Construction
Sam100 is a semi-automated bricklaying robot designed for onsite masonry construction. Sam100 was made to assist with the strenuous task of lifting and placing brick, increasing the masons productivity by 3-5x what they could do before while at the same time reducing...
by Kendall Jones | Jan 17, 2019 | BEST of Construction
Artificial intelligence in construction seems like something from a science fiction novel but it’s actually a lot closer to reality than you think. In New Jersey back in February of 2017, AvalonBay’s 235 unit development burned down just six weeks before it was...
by Kendall Jones | Jan 15, 2019 | BEST of Construction
KnitCandela is 3D knitted shell technology developed at ETH Zurich and designed to pay tribute to Felix Candela. The heart of this curved concrete shell is knitted while the structure’s formwork is a textile supported by steel cable-net. The structure was designed by...
by Kendall Jones | Jan 10, 2019 | BEST of Construction
The construction industry is experiencing a severe worker shortage with employers looking to fill an average of nearly 225,000 jobs every month according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nearly 80% of construction businesses reported having a hard time finding...
by Kendall Jones | Jan 7, 2019 | BEST of Construction, Reviews & Comparisons, What is PlanSwift?
Takeoff and estimating software is an essential tool in the ever changing construction industry. Why spend your precious time doing your bid by hand when there’s software that will do it for you in a fraction of the time with impeccable accuracy? In this article, we...
by Kendall Jones | Dec 31, 2018 | BEST of Construction
The Guardian XO Max is a robotic exoskeleton designed to enable construction workers to lift heavy objects for prolonged periods of time without straining their muscles, this could be the future of construction. Rather than replace construction workers with machines,...
by Kendall Jones | Dec 17, 2018 | BEST of Construction
A research team based out of Purdue University’s Lyles School of Civil Engineering have developed a 3D printed flexible cement that only gets stronger when pressure is applied. Among the team members are professors Jan Olek, Pablo Zavattieri, Jeffrey Youngblood, and...
by Kendall Jones | Dec 14, 2018 | BEST of Construction
The Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center near the Denver International Airport is the largest construction project in America today. This massive 1,501 room facility is getting national attention, both for its size and because of the fact that it’s the first...
by Kendall Jones | Dec 12, 2018 | BEST of Construction
An ancient salt mine in the Transylvanian countryside has turned into an interesting and unlikely tourist attraction, an underground amusement park. Salina Turda will be a completely unique experience for anyone willing to take the trip to experience all it has to...
