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Delta Unveils its Latest LED Lighting and Smart Building Automation Solutions at LightFair International 2023 Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, is showcasing its IoT-based Smart Lighting and Building Automation Solutions at LightFair International 2023 this week.  Among the highlights of the exhibition is the debut of Finch, a spec-grade lighting collection that integrates into the architecture of contemporary and sustainable buildings while providing exceptional lighting. Finch is seamlessly integrated with VIVOTEK cameras and March Networks searchlight software at Delta’s booth. The display will also include a live demonstration of Delta Controls’ solutions featuring the O3 Sensor...

Trenchless sewer rehabilitation with UV: material, technology, and latest innovations for reliable quality control and safety improvement ProKASRO Mechatronik and NETZSCH Process Intelligence jointly release game-changing information on the latest technology, enabling the UV liner's curing mechanism to increase performance. The NO-DIG movement is widely spread, and trenchless sewer rehabilitation is a means to an end. The promising novel method renews damaged sewer pipes intending to restore sealing and regain stability. For this purpose, a plastic layer, the so-called liner, is installed as a new pipe wall.     The sewer shaft installation process requires an uncured state of the...

A lighthouse project in sustainability fischer facade systems secure Campus Albano in Stockholm Campus Albano in Stockholm is a role model for sustainable city planning. The entirely new university campus with teaching, research and residential buildings combines the needs of people and society in harmony with the environment and nature in an exemplary manner. Rear-ventilated rainscreen facades clad with fibre cement and stone composite panels fit into the sustainable concept. The fischer BWM spaced construction ATK 601 bridges the thick insulation levels while securely anchoring the building envelopes in the load-bearing substrate. The campus in Albano, the former industrial estate...

Kenoteq launches brick made almost entirely of construction waste Scottish startup Kenoteq has launched the K-Briq – a more sustainable building brick that is unfired and made of 90 per cent construction waste. Invented by engineering professor Gabriela Medero at Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University, the K-Briq generates less than a tenth of the carbon emissions in its manufacture than a regular brick. Medero spent over 10 years developing the product at the Scottish university, driven by the desire to reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry. "I have spent many years researching building materials and have been concerned that modern...

Geopier MythBusters: Ground improvement edition    Geopier Welcome back to Geopier’s version of MythBusters, where we dispel some of the Geopier® related myths circulating in the design-build world.  This article is a continuation of our first season of Geopier MythBusters, where we discussed constructing piers below the groundwater table and supporting heavy loads.  This article will focus on two more myths: Myth 3: Geopier systems cannot be used in soft clays and organic soils. Myth 4: Geopier is not cost effective on small projects. Our hope is that these MythBusters help you better understand our capabilities so that you can...