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New ASTM standard on recycling concrete helps boost sustainable construction
According to ASTM International, its new standard on recycling returned fresh concrete, C1798, Specification for Returned Fresh Concrete for Use in a New Batch of Ready-Mixed Concrete, will help manufacturing plants better support sustainable construction practices. Developed by ASTM’s C09 committee on concrete, the new standard covers process, verification, and record-keeping procedures for concrete recycling. “Quite simply, this standard […]
January 18, 2017
Construction Equipment
This college dorm was built by stacking shipping containers atop 50-year-old grain silos
A new dorm at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa was built using shipping containers stacked atop 50-year-old grain silos. According to a report from The Citizen, construction on the 15-story Mill Junction dormitory was completed in January and students have already taken up residence. The structure was developed by the firm Cintiq and […]
March 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
This 1,600-foot skyscraper harnesses wind through a massive funnel to generate its own power
The recently unveiled Pertamina Energy Tower will create its own power—and not just because it will belong to the state-owned energy company of Indonesia. The planned 1,640-foot, 99-story tower will create its own energy through a huge funnel at its top that pulls in wind which in turn moves a series of vertical turbines inside to […]
February 4, 2014
Business
As critics of LEED increase their numbers, a competitor emerges
That LEED certification is a controversial issue isn’t new news. The green building rating system overseen by the U.S. Green Building Council has drawn the ire of timber-growing states in the past and many states have passed legislation banning the system from public contracts. And now, as the Associated Press reports, a serious competitor that goes […]
December 5, 2013
Construction Equipment
Designers known for steel and concrete say they’ve figured out best way to build wooden towers
The push to return to building skyscrapers and other tall buildings mainly out of wood recently received a big vote of confidence from a company well known for steel and concrete towers. Skidmore, Owings & Merril, designers of a long list of skyscrapers—including the nearly complete One World Trade Center in New York City—has released […]
October 7, 2013
Construction Equipment
Green roof generates electricity using plant waste
A research team at Wageningen University of the Netherlands is working on perfecting technology that allows a roof covered in plants to generate electricity. According to Environmental Research Web, the technology is based around photosynthesis, the plant process that uses sunlight to creates food from carbon dioxide and water. Some of the organic matter generated […]
March 11, 2013
Business
Belgian ice rink a model of sustainable construction
Belgium’s Ice Rink of Liège looks awesome — and it’s functionality is even better. The whale-shaped ice rink’s exterior consists of 200,000 aluminum tiles to insulate the building and keep the ice cool with less energy, Fast Company reported. As if that isn’t sustainable enough, the heating and ventilation system recycles energy, sending unused heat […]
January 25, 2013
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