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Bamboo structural design in crucial position at seminar on Cement Bamboo Frame Technology (CBFT)

As part of its advocacy to elevate bamboo into a mainstream construction material, Base Bahay Foundation held last month a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminar-workshop titled, “Cement B...

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New solution promises 90% cost reduction in concrete 3D printing materials

Concrete 3D printing of building shells has grown considerably in the last few years, with more and more building shells being 3D printed, even buildings with up to 3 floors and windmill towers. Howe...

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Merdeka 118: world’s Second Tallest Building Tops Out in Malaysia

In downtown Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, Merdeka 118 topped out at 678.9 metres tall and 118 storeys which construction started 5 years ago. It becomes the second-tallest building in t...

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Steel or Timber? Carbon footprint of truss structures can be reduced with the aid of new studies

Buildings contribute significantly to global warming, not just in their ongoing operations but in the materials used in their construction. Truss structures — those crisscross arrays of diagonal stru...

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Texas: The World’s Largest 3D-Printed Community Is Coming

The 3D-printing method has become an alternative to building houses based on the old-fashioned way, with many championing its effectiveness and ability to reduce labor costs and construction time. ...

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Nigeria building collapse: at least 36 fatalities

A 21-storey building which was under construction in the Ikoyi district of Lagos crumbled on Monday afternoon, trapping dozens of people working on the site. The death toll from the collapse of th...

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Brooklyn's first supertall skyscraper

Manhattan is no stranger to supertall skyscrapers but Brooklyn's skyline has now radically changed as its first supertall reached its full, vertiginous height on Thursday. The 93-story, 1,066-foot-...

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The longest 3D-printed concrete bicycle bridge

The Dutch city of Nijmegen has now the longest concrete 3D-bicycle bridge in the world. The length of the bridge is 29 meters. The bicycle bridge has been designed with complete freedom of form, base...

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Printout homes using new techniques: the rise of 3D-printed houses

Palari Homes and Mighty Buildings company is using a new technique to build houses within 24 hours. They use 3-D printing to prefabricate house components and assemble them in a factory. The last two...

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Vancouver fire hall achieves Zero Carbon emissions

As the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building Program is on the act, the city of Vancouver face the challenge to build a structure that meets the design certification requirements of th...

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