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Earn Credentials in Sustainable Waterfront Design

You are invited to earn your WEDG Associate credential. An urban planner in Singapore, a chief sustainability officer in San Diego, port engineers in Miami, Los Angeles, and Seattle, and real estate...

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Seismic isolation: engineers launch a new building system to protect houses in an earthquake

A University of Canterbury team, led by Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Professor Tim Sullivan and postdoctoral fellow Tom Francis, tested a prototype of the system last year. The results w...

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3D printing: team of flying robots to build structures

Teams of airborne 3D-printing drones could one day be used to complete construction projects in dangerous or hard-to-reach environments – thanks to new technologies developed by researchers led by Mi...

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Backyard homes to be built by 3D printers

Ross Maguire, CEO of Azure Printed Homes, is holding what looks like a piece of white plastic but he says it’s the future of accessory dwelling units, or more commonly known as ADUs, that clients can...

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Seattle, USA: an over 7.5 magnitude earthquake can cause tsunami waves of 42 feet

Tsunami waves as high as 42 feet could hit the US city of Seattle in the event of a powerful earthquake, a simulation showed. According to a scientific model designed by geologists at the Washingto...

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New research: Thousands of Dublin buildings at risk of flooding by century’s end

A cloud-based climate intelligence business says that parts of the capital’s city center will be under 1.7 meters of water by the end of the century. Homes, museums and power stations will be among t...

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Sensors installed in Ottawa area to warn people of earthquakes

Ottawa residents will one day receive a three- to 10-second advance warning of an earthquake before the ground starts shaking. Natural Resources Canada has been installing seismic sensors in the cap...

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Cracks in concrete: A new way to discover a reaction that causes them

Bridges, dams, nuclear plants and other concrete structures are built to stand for decades, but they are not indestructible. One phenomenon that shortens the life of concrete buildings and structur...

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The first earthquake risk model for the whole of Europe shows the cities and regions most threatened by disaster

Scientists have created the first earthquake risk model for Europe which will form the basis for mitigation measures and will make communities more resilient to the impact of natural disasters. Ear...

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High rise buildings: New structural safety guidelines in Haryana

The department of town and country planning (DTCP) on Saturday released a new draft of structural safety guidelines to ensure that the design and structure of the material used in high-rise buildings...

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