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EC3 Integration with Bentley's iTwin Platform for Infrastructure Carbon Calculation
- Nov, 29, 2022
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Bentley Systems announced at COP27 expanded integrated workflows for embodied carbon calculation in the Bentley iTwin platform. The new integration enables carbon assessment in infrastructure digital...
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Saudi Arabia: the world’s tallest on-site 3D printed building completed
- Nov, 02, 2022
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- Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
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North America may lead the development in terms of the amount of new 3D printed buildings. However, Europe and The Middle East are clearly leading the way in the use of 3D construction printing techn...
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Greece: a new $8 billion mega-city by the sea
- Nov, 19, 2022
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- Greece, Elliniko
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Athens will soon be home to a sustainable new mega-city billed as the largest urban regeneration project in European history. Located just 20 minutes from the ruins of the Acropolis on the site of th...
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Unity Place Project: Winner of Bentley Systems Going Digital Awards on Structural Engineering
- Nov, 23, 2022
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- United Kingdom
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Although the Unity Place project was designed in 2018 and structured in 2020, joint efforts from everyone in the design and construction along with the aid of Bentley Systems technology allowed WSP t...
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The first building in Toronto, Canada to exceed 100 storeys.
- Nov, 08, 2022
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- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Toronto is in the midst of a historic skyscraper race, as two developments duke it out for the title of Canada's tallest building in a battle for the skies that evokes the colossal Depression-era New...
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The world’s first carbon concrete building constructed by researchers in Germany
- Nov, 10, 2022
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- Germany, Dresden
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The first building made of carbon-reinforced concrete was inaugurated in September after two and a half years of construction, is called the “Cube” and is located on the Dresden University of Technol...
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Warsaw: the EU’s tallest building completed
- Nov, 08, 2022
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Work has been completed on the exterior of the 310m-tall Varso Tower in Warsaw, the tallest building in the EU. The tower is designed by Foster + Partners and takes the crown from another of its crea...
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Michigan: world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open
- Oct, 15, 2022
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- United States, Michigan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open to sightseers in northern Michigan. For those willing to ride a chairlift to the mountain top and pay a fee of around $25, the bridge...
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North America's tallest timber building in Toronto, Canada
- Oct, 19, 2022
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- Canada, Toronto
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Icon Architects unveiled the design of a 90 meters tall timber tower in Toronto, Canada, which would become, once completed, North America's tallest building made of wood. Named the "191-199 College...
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Seismic isolation: engineers launch a new building system to protect houses in an earthquake
- Oct, 12, 2022
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- New Zealand, Christchurch
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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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