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 »
