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This bridge is made of thousands of sheets of paper, took 3 years to design (PHOTOS)
An artist from the United Kingdom completed a project that proves once and for all that paper beats rock. Well, it proves that paper is at least equal to rock when it comes to bridge building. Steve Messam used upwards of 22,000 bright red sheets of paper to create the arch commissioned by the area’s […]
May 20, 2015
Business
PHOTOS: Tour John Deere world HQ; an engineering feat not unlike the company’s equipment
[imagebrowser id=117] In 1958 Deere & Company’s board of directors approving a radical and forward thinking design for it’s new Administrative Center, now the company’s world headquarters and one of the Midwest’s top architectural landmarks. The building, which opened in 1964, was the brainchild of William Hewitt, Deere’s president at the time, and the world-renowned […]
August 7, 2014
Construction Equipment
Displacement Replacement: How the 2015 Ford F-150’s 2.7L EcoBoost packs V8 power into a V6 frame
It wasn’t that long ago a 2.7-liter V6 with a compacted-graphite-iron (CGI) block, twin turbos, reverse-flow cooling, split-mains, variable-displacement oil pump, deep-sump oil pan and direct-injection making 325 horsepower would be something seen only in race circles. But here we are today looking at exactly that engine going under the hoods of Ford’s 2015 F-150s: […]
July 24, 2014
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE’s ECR88D compact excavator wins iF product design award
Just in case award-winning design plays heavily into your buying decisions, Volvo Construction Equipment might have the compact excavator for you. On Friday, Volvo CE was honored during a ceremony in Munich, Germany, receiving an iF product design award for the ECR88D compact excavator. The short swing radius machine was chosen by a panel of […]
March 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
Iowa’s Jesup Bridge: From beginning to end
Buchanan County Secondary Roads plans to replace the bridge on V-65 south of Jesup, Iowa. The bridge will be replaced as part of a demonstration project using a new design software program developed by the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA). Called eSPAN140, the design software is developed to provide a more economical manner […]
February 14, 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
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
Korea’s 1,400-foot-tall City Tower to be world’s first invisible skyscraper
As part of a a design competition in Korea, GDS Architects was recently awarded a permit to build the world’s very first invisible skyscraper. The 1,476-foot-tall structure—dubbed The Tower Infinity, but officially known as City Tower—will be located in Cheongna, near the Incheon Airport outside of Seoul, South Korea, according to a report from CNET. The tower’s observation […]
September 16, 2013
Construction Equipment
Christchurch’s cardboard cathedral is built to last a century
On February 22, 2011, a devastating earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand that left 185 people dead and many buildings badly damaged—including the city’s gorgeous cathedral. The structure, built in 1864, was damaged so badly that it will need to be replaced. In the meantime, the city has a beautiful and extremely innovative stopgap in which […]
August 22, 2013
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Wooden skyscraper? This 34-story wood-framed tower could be added to the Stockholm skyline
A design competition for a new residential tower at the center of Stockholm, Sweden has elicited quite the interesting proposal: a skyscraper made of wood. According to a report from Wired, Scandinavian architecture firm C.F. Møller partnered with architect Dinell Johansson and urban consultant Tyréns and designed a 34-story timber-framed tower that, if chosen, would likely […]
June 27, 2013
Construction Equipment
Inside the Innovations Center: Where JCB’s equipment design magic happens
Heavy equipment manufacturer JCB gave the press a rare look inside its top secret Innovations Center at the company’s world headquarters in Staffordshire, England last night and Equipment World was on hand. Opened just three months ago, the Innovations Center houses the engineers and designers who are creating JCB’s future new products using advanced engineering concepts, cross-team […]
June 6, 2013
Construction Equipment
Don’t lower your tailgate: GM details aerodynamic design of 2014 Silverado and Sierra, debunks myths
When you view the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra side-by-side with the 2013 models, one of the first things you notice is that they look bigger. There’s more bulk in their new front-end designs. So it might come as a surprise to hear that these new trucks are actually more aerodynamic than their sleeker […]
May 28, 2013
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