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Diamond Schmitt completes state-of-the-art Texas performing arts venue

Posted on February 27, 2021 by News

The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences, a new state-of-the-art performance venue in Lubbock, Texas, recently inaugurated its landmark building with a series of socially distanced, limited capacity performances. Designed…

Montréal firm transforms an obsolete arena into a contemporary cultural centre

Posted on February 6, 2021 by News

FABG architects convert the Guy-Gagnon Arena into Quai 5160, a cultural centre for the borough of Verdun, Montréal.Photo © Steve Montpetit A winner of an architectural competition held for the conversion of…

Researchers develop sensors to test concrete strength in real time

Posted on December 22, 2020 by News

[embedded content] How long it takes to construct a building depends, in large part, on when the concrete of each floor is strong enough to take on loads. Engineers at Purdue University,…

ACI releases new specifications for concrete construction

Posted on December 11, 2020 by News

The American Concrete Institute has released the new ACI 301-20, Specifications for Concrete Construction, as well as the companion ACI Field Reference Manual.Photo © BigStockPhoto.com The American Concrete Institute has released the…

DIALOG develops system to build 105-storey hybrid timber towers

Posted on October 2, 2020 by News

By Sadia Badhon Toronto-based firm DIALOG has created a prototype design that could see hybrid mass timber towers sprouting in major cities and reaching as high as 105 storeys.Images courtesy DIALOG Architects…

Amazon invests in Canadian ‘green’ concrete producer

Posted on September 22, 2020 by News

Amazon and Breakthrough Energy Ventures co-lead investment in cleantech company, CarbonCure.Image courtesy CarbonCure Technologies CarbonCure Technologies, a Canadian cleantech company that develops carbon dioxide (CO2) removal (CDR) solutions for the concrete industry,…

Association commits to deliver carbon-neutral concrete by 2050

Posted on September 8, 2020 by News

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) pledges to deliver carbon-neutral concrete by 2050.Photo courtesy GCCA Forty of the world’s top cement and concrete companies have unveiled a joint industry ‘2050 Climate…

Snøhetta completes lush, open office in timber

Posted on August 27, 2020 by News

Snøhetta completes a lush and open timber office for ASI Reisen in Natters, Austria.Photo © Christian Flatscher Designed by Snøhetta, the new timber office building for trekking and travel company ASI Reisen,…

‘One-piece’ 3D concrete home printed in Belgium

Posted on July 14, 2020 by News

Belgium-based Kamp C has printed one of the world’s first 3D house in one piece.Photo © Kamp C/Jasmien Smets Kamp C, a Belgium-based provincial centre for sustainability and innovation in construction, has…

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