A multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the UCLA Luskin Centre for Innovation has developed a process for turning a harmful by-product of the cement industry into a harmless raw material …
Engineers use captured carbon to create new form of concrete Read More »
Any advance in road-building technology would be welcome in Canada, where road surfaces often seem to start to crumble almost as soon as the construction equipment leaves the site. Researchers …
Singapore scientists invent bendable concrete for low-maintenance roads Read More »
The proposition is startlingly obvious in its simplicity: the earth grows our food, and the earth should grow our homes. The man proposing this is Vancouver architect Michael Green, who …
Wood proponents pushing higher with hybrid construction Read More »
Ontario’s building industry wants to see changes to the Ontario Building Code that would allow the use of woodframe construction in buildings up to six storeys. At present, the height …
Builders urge Ontario to allow six-storey wooden structures Read More »
