by CC IT | Oct 4, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Hurricane Resistant Homes North Carolina-based prefab home builder, Deltec, has designed a home that can withstand even the strongest hurricane. It was designed so that families displaced by these catastrophic storms can have some peace of mind as they evacuate, that...
by CC IT | Oct 1, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Built Robotics, a San Francisco based robotics company, is developing driver-less bulldozers and excavators in an effort to simplify the construction process and make it safer for workers to operate the heavy machinery. Instead of sitting in a dusty cab all day, the...
by CC IT | Sep 27, 2018 | BEST of Construction
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is the longest, deepest, tunnel in the world. It was created to revolutionize European freight transport by providing a high-speed rail link between northern and southern Europe, running directly under the Swiss Alps. After nearly two decades...
by CC IT | Sep 25, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Boxwall Flood Barrier Boxwall Flood Barrier is a freestanding temporary flood barrier made by Flood Control International for a fast and easy solution when flood threats occur. The Boxwall works without any external fastening when placed on hard, even surfaces like...
by CC IT | Sep 19, 2018 | BEST of Construction
In this article, explore 3 tools that could make construction easier, like Gaffgun, Roof Ridge Ladder Hook, and Easy Lift Pro. The GaffGun The GaffGun is a tape applicator that easily lays floor tape over cables. It gathers the cables effortlessly into its...
by CC IT | Sep 12, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Since its use by the Romans in 150 BC, concrete has become the most popular building material in the world, but even after 2,000 years of use we have still found that all concrete eventually crack and usually lead up to a collapse of some kind. “The problem with...
by CC IT | Sep 10, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Topmix Permeable is a concrete solution created by Tarmac, a United Kingdom building materials and solutions company, that can absorb water. It was created in an attempt to divert rainwater during major storms. Concrete traditionally only has to be permeable enough to...
by CC IT | Aug 27, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Golden Bridge Cau Vang or Golden Bridge is an enormous bridge, and soon to be tourist hot spot, where a pair of giant hands hold up a narrow walkway in Vietnam’s Truong So’n Mountains. This incredible structure stands well above the trees of the Thien Thai Garden in...
by CC IT | Aug 22, 2018 | BEST of Construction
In an effort to finally beat the heat, the city of Los Angeles is painting its streets white with CoolSeal, a product created by GuardTop. Dark colored asphalt absorbs between 80% and 95% of the sun’s rays that routinely heat the LA streets to a whopping 150 degrees....
by CC IT | Aug 1, 2018 | BEST of Construction
New York City is home to some of the tallest and most famous buildings in the world and now some ambitious architects are looking to add, longest building, to the rap sheet with “The Big Bend.” “The Big Bend” will be taller than some of the biggest and...
