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Australia Built EnvironmentAustralia must reach net zero emissions: ATSE
Australia · Net zero · Engineering Australia Must Reach Net Zero Emissions: The ATSE Position Australia’s net-zero commitment is not in dispute. The engineering question — what it actually takes to get there — is. Applied science and engineering bodies have argued the pathway is technical, not aspirational, and the record renewables build-out is testing […]
admin · 9/5/2021
ArchitectureWoods + Dangaran updates 1960s California home by Craig Ellwood
Glazed walls, teak flooring and an original koi pond feature in a mid-century residence in Los Angeles that has received a sensitive refresh by local firm Woods + Dangaran. Built in 1965, the Moore House was designed by architect Craig Ellwood, who was known for creating homes that fused modernism with California‘s breezy lifestyle. The […]
admin · 9/4/2021
ArchitectureAlsace LA hotel by Home Studios has a Mediterranean flavour
Mediterranean influences, warm wood tones and vintage objects are found throughout this Los Angeles hotel with interiors by Home Studios. Located in the southern neighbourhood of West Adams, Alsace LA occupies a purpose-built property designed by NMDA Architects that houses 48 guest rooms over 22,500 square feet (2,090 square metres). Brooklyn-based Home Studios looked to […]
admin · 9/3/2021
ArchitecturePalisociety and North 45 Projects return grand Portland hotel to its original use
Palisociety and North 45 Projects have preserved original details at this early 20th-century hotel in Portland, Oregon, which reopened this year as the Hotel Grand Stark. Originally built in 1908, the building sits across the Willamette River from the city’s Downtown area and was formerly known as the Chamberlain Hotel. Hotel Grand Stark takes its […]
admin · 9/2/2021
Construction NewsNationwide Platforms chooses Elis for protective workwear and washroom services
The UK leader in powered access hire for working at height, Nationwide Platforms, has chosen Elis to supply, maintain and launder protective workwear for its engineers, as well as to provide washroom and mats services. Nationwide Platforms was already being supplied by Berendsen when it was bought by Elis. Now the company has renewed its […]
admin · 9/2/2021
ArchitectureBjarke Ingels designing "new city in America" for five million people
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels is master planning a city called Telosa for entrepreneur Marc Lore, which is set to be built “from scratch” in the US desert. Announced on Twitter by Ingels’ architecture studio BIG, Telosa would be built on an unoccupied 150,000-acre site in the western United States. “Our vision is to create a […]
admin · 9/1/2021
SustainabilityHarvesting biomass from wastewater recycling
Environmental health experts at Flinders University are advancing research into a highly sustainable wastewater recycling program by developing a cost-effective way to harvest microalgal biomass for use in biofuels and other applications. The high-rate algal pond (HRAP) model, recycling wastewater at two regional South Australian locations at Kingston-on-Murray and Peterborough, uses algae and bacteria to […]
admin · 9/1/2021
Construction NewsNet Zero Carbon, a huge retrofit and Salix funding: An Introduction to the Wolfson College Decarbonisation Process
<p>Bill Watts, Senior Partner at Max Fordham, writes about the Net Zero Carbon and retrofitting case study at Wolfson College, Oxford. </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/max-fordham-wolfson-college-retrofit%e2%80%af/">Net Zero Carbon, a huge retrofit and Salix funding: An Introduction to the Wolfson College Decarbonisation Process </a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.</p>
admin · 9/1/2021
Construction NewsNew research and development facility approved for leading UK OEM in Gas Detection and Analysis
ION Science, a global leader in the field of gas detection and VOC (volatile organic compound) analysis and the UK’s only OEM in the sector, have recently received approval for a brand-new research and development facility at their headquarters in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire. The new research and development centre compliments ION Science’s main building that was […]
admin · 9/1/2021
Construction NewsFive key tips for TIG welding
Here, Eng-Weld provides a useful guide into TIG welding to enable users to get the best results from the method across a wide range of different applications. What is TIG welding? The TIG welding process allows you to weld at very high quality, with precision, which is especially useful for demanding sectors such as aviation. […]
admin · 9/1/2021
ArchitectureLogan Architecture and ICON complete "first 3D-printed homes for sale in the US"
A quartet of houses designed by local firm Logan Architecture and built from 3D-printed concrete by construction tech company ICON has been completed in Austin, Texas. The East 17th Street Residences in East Austin are now on the market, which construction company ICON and developer 3strands claim is a first. “They are the first 3D-printed […]
admin · 8/31/2021
Construction NewsNow available: latest episode of the Constructive Voices podcast looking at transformational virtual pre-construction technology
In episode 11 of the Constructive Voices podcast, Henry McDonald catches up with Gavin Tonnet of utecture on city-changing urban renewal projects and transformational virtual pre-construction technology. GavinTonnet is a recognised expert and leader in the property space having created and led businesses for Mirvac, Leighton, Stockland and Japanese giant, Sekisui House. He was responsible for many […]
admin · 8/31/2021
ArchitectureUAE / Wetland Wins the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 2021 Venice Biennale
<p>The <a href="https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2021/united-arab-emirates?utm_medium=website&utm_source=archdaily.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Arab Emirates</a> has won the <a href="/tag/golden-lion">Golden Lion</a> for Best National Participation at the 2021 Venice Biennale, with its contribution entitled <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/925543/ibda-design-to-curate-the-uae-pavilion-at-the-2020-venice-biennale" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wetland</a> curated by <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/wael-al-awar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wael Al Awar</a> and <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/kenichi-teramoto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kenichi Teramoto</a>. Selected by a jury that consists of <a class="c-link" href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/kazuyo-sejima" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Kazuyo Sejima</a> (president-Japan), <a class="c-link" href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/sandra-barclay" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Sandra Barclay</a> (Peru), Lamia Joreige (Lebanon), <a class="c-link" href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/lesley-lokko" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Lesley Lokko</a> (Ghana-Scotland), and <a class="c-link" href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/luca-molinari" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Luca Molinari</a> (Italy), the winning contribution at the <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/venice-biennale-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">17th Venice Architecture Biennale</a> explores the local geography of the <a class="c-link" href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/uae" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-sk="tooltip_parent">United Arab Emirates</a> to find alternatives to cement, one of the key emitters of the world's carbon dioxide.</p>
admin · 8/30/2021
Environment‘Everything is changing’: the struggle for food as Malawi’s Lake Chilwa shrinks
<p>The livelihoods of 1.5 million people are at risk as the lake’s occasional dry spells occur ever more frequently<br><br>• All photographs by Dennis Lupenga/WaterAid</p><p>There was a time when the vast Lake Chilwa almost disappeared. In 2012 it had been extremely hot in southern Malawi, with little rain to fill the rivers that ran into the lake.</p><p>“Many fishermen were forced to scramble for land near the lake banks, while others had to migrate to the city,” says Alfred Samuel. “We could barely feed our children because the lake could not provide enough fish, or water for rice growing.”</p><p>An aerial view of the bed of Lake Chilwa, now covered in grass, last October</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/aug/30/everything-is-changing-struggle-for-food-as-malawis-lake-chilwa-shrinks">Continue reading...</a>
admin · 8/30/2021
ArchitectureL'Abri and Construction Rocket complete Saltbox Passive House in Quebec
This family house in Quebec is modelled on the region’s vernacular architecture and was designed to Passive House standards of energy efficiency. Canadian architecture firm L’Abri and contractor Construction Rocket collaborated closely on the creation of the Saltbox Passive House, the primary residence for a family of four. Located on the southern flank of Mont […]
admin · 8/29/2021
TechnologyHow to Modernise Construction with RFID Labelling for Asset Tracking, Inventory Management and Other Applications
RFID labelling can help you and your team modernise your construction business. Construction sites house everything from expensive equipment to raw materials and serve as a staging and storage area for these products prior to installation. Something that appears simple, such as pipe segments, can be quite pricey and difficult to track using traditional barcode […]
admin · 8/28/2021
ArchitectureSalvaged wood wraps Surf House in Santa Cruz by Feldman Architecture
American firm Feldman Architecture has created a cypress-clad, beachfront dwelling that is meant to balance “high design and a casual Californian aesthetic”. Perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Surf House is located in the central California city of Santa Cruz. The 417-square-metre dwelling serves as a weekend getaway for a San Francisco Bay […]
admin · 8/28/2021
ArchitectureChart Art Fair installs five "social architecture" pavilions in Copenhagen
This Dezeen video showcases the five architecture pavilions at this year’s Chart art fair in Copenhagen, including a restaurant covered with microgreens and a structure made out of inflatable bags. Each of the pavilions, which are installed in the courtyards of Charlottenborg in the centre of Copenhagen, are intended to be examples of “social architecture” and […]
admin · 8/27/2021
Construction NewsSika launches total green roofing package
Market leading roofing manufacturer, Sika, has launched a complete Green Roof package, supplying both the high performance roof waterproofing system and the green roof system, all backed by its trusted technical and application support. Specifiers can now go to Sika’s roofing experts for the full spectrum of roofing technologies, from hot melt structural waterproofing and […]
admin · 8/27/2021
Construction NewsGlobal Women in Construction Virtual Event 3rd to 4th November 2021 - Registration from 8th September
We are excited to announce the first-ever Global Women in Construction Virtual Event from 3rd to 4th November 2021. Global Women in Construction Virtual Event 3rd to 4th November 2021 In partnership with CCR Magazine, we will bring you some excellent speakers and topics for the first edition of Global Women in Construction. Karalynn Cromeens, […]
Jackie De Burca · 8/26/2021
ArchitectureEpisode Eleven: Gavin Tonnet of utecture on city-changing urban renewal projects and transformational virtual pre-construction technology. Pete The Builder talks about The Tool Revolution
Henry McDonald interviews Gavin Tonnet of utecture about city-changing urban renewal projects and transformational virtual pre-construction technology. Who is Gavin Tonnet? Gavin is a recognised expert and leader in the property space having created and led businesses for Mirvac, Leighton, Stockland and Japanese giant, Sekisui House. He was responsible for many significant city-changing urban renewal […]
Gavin Tonnet · 8/25/2021