Construction

ASCE Structural Engineering Institute Announces the Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program     New program provides structural engineers with the necessary tools and resources to contribute and track projects toward the vision of net-zero embodied carbon structures by 2050   RESTON, Va. – The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) has announced the Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program (SE 2050). The SEI Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program (SE 2050) provides structural engineers with the necessary tools and resources to contribute and track projects toward the vision of net-zero embodied carbon structures by 2050.   The SE2050 Commitment...

A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88% Roberto Minunno, Greg Morrison, Richard L. Gruner, and Timothy Michael O'Grady   Designing buildings so they can easily be taken apart and the materials reused provides a feasible and commercial pathway for minimising waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Our research shows one such Curtin University building, the Legacy Living Lab in Fremantle, reduces construction waste and cuts emissions to almost a tenth of what a conventional building process would produce. The modular, circular economy building produces benefits in all six environmental indicators...

  Research project to address waste in the construction industry A new research initiative will look into ways to help the UK construction industry transition in line with the principles of a circular economy.  UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has given £4.35m to a group of universities to help them establish the Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Minerals-Based Construction Materials. The research centre will address the current problems in the construction industry by looking at materials and analysing at what point materials become waste. They will also work to solve the technical barriers to a circular economy by looking at...

Abu Dhabi's QCC to boost efficiency of construction material QCC's Construction Materials Laboratory aims to improve the quality of materials used in construction works CW Archives Construction   The services provided by Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council's (QCC) Construction Materials Laboratory have contributed to boosting the efficiency and quality of the materials used in building and construction works within the capital, QCC's secretary-general, Dr Hilal Humaid Al Kaabi, said. Al Kaabi emphasised that enhancing the community security and safety standards and increasing the infrastructure quality in the emirate, represents one of the council priorities, aligned with the goals of the...

Offsite specialist launches hospital division  Offsite construction specialist Merit has launched a new health division targeting hospital projects with enhanced infection control which can make wards Covid-19 safe.     Merit Health will use the company’s offsite manufacturing technology to reduce build times without compromising quality. The North East-based company has already completed a number of projects within the health and life sciences sector, including expansion of the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult manufacturing centre in Stevenage. It is also currently working on the ongoing construction of a healthcare sterilisation facility for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. A typical acute...