Construction

These Sleek Houses Are 3D Printed From Recycled Plastic. Prices Start at $26,900 The US has a housing shortage problem. We also have a plastic waste problem. What if we could solve both these problems simultaneously with an unexpected two birds/one stone innovation? If you’ve ever longed to live in a small house made out of 100,000 recycled plastic water bottles, your lucky day is just around the corner. If, like most of us, living in a water-bottle house isn’t on your list of life goals, but this still sounds like an intriguing idea, bear with me. 3D printed houses...

New development project Emaar Beachfront in Dubai – exclusive living directly by the sea Dubai is not only one of the largest cities of the United Arab Emirates, but also one of the most popular metropolises worldwide – a city of superlatives! Luxury and an exclusive lifestyle unite here with oriental flair and a fantastically beautiful backdrop directly on the Persian Gulf. This is where our Emaar Beachfront project is being built, offering a cosmopolitan lifestyle in a magnificent location right by the sea. Pristine white beaches and the brilliant blue of the sea frame a unique residential project that...

Bentley’s Dru Crawley Receives IBPSA-USA Award for Distinguished Achievement in Building Simulation and Is Elected President of IBPSA   Recognizes Distinguished Record of Contributing to Building Performance Simulation   EXTON, Pa. – Sept. 27, 2022 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that Dru Crawley, Bentley fellow and director of building performance research, received the IBPSA-USA Award for Distinguished Achievement in Building Simulation. It will be presented at the IBPSA-USA SimBuild conference. IBPSA-USA is the United States regional affiliate of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA). It advances and promotes the science of...

High-tech plastics for modern light management Exolon Group at Light + Building in Frankfurt am Main   Exolon® UV AdLight solid polycarbonate sheets are suitable for all types of backlit outdoor advertising (PresseBox) (Munich, Germany) Light + Building, the world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building technology, is opening its doors again after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic and is presented as a one-off Autumn Edition from 2 to 6 October in Frankfurt am Main. In 2024, Light + Building will return to its original date in March. The Exolon Group, too, will of course be...

PASCHAL presents formwork for optimal concrete construction at bauma 2022 (PresseBox) (Steinach) It’s back in October 2022: The largest construction trade fair in the world will once again open its doors in Munich, Germany. Formwork and shoring expert PASCHAL will be presenting its innovative and customer-oriented formwork solutions and the PASCHAL all-round service for formwork projects in its approx. 1,000m² exhibition space. As is the tradition, PASCHAL-Werk G. Maier GmbH will be represented as a formwork and shoring expert at the bauma trade show. That’s why the entire PASCHAL team is especially happy that the world's largest construction trade fair...