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REDRESS DESIGN AWARD 2021 WINNERS ANNOUNCED EMERGING FASHION DESIGNERS ACTIVATE LOCAL CIRCULAR ECONOMIES AS GLOBAL COMPETITION FIGHTS TEXTILE WASTE [13 September 2021, Hong Kong​] – Redress, the world-leading NGO working to reduce fashion’s waste, announces the winners of the Redress Design Award 2021, the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition that urgently seeks to catalyse multiple micro-circular economies around the world to reduce fashion’s negative environmental impacts, following the Grand Final fashion show that featured real and virtual models that took place in Hong Kong on 11 September. The Redress Design Award 2021 is supported by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK)...

Ready to go with sophisticated freeform architecture AirportAcademy, Munich (PresseBox) ( Weißenhorn , 07-21-15 ) Complex buildings of freeform architecture often not only serve as an architectural design element, they also fulfill a load-bearing function at the same time. In order to be able to cope with the individual concrete and formwork requirements safely and successfully, all those involved in the project work closely together on the subject of fair-faced concrete. A visionary innovation center is being built on the grounds of Munich Airport: LabCampus. With its direct connection to the international transport hub, Bavaria is becoming even more attractive...

Cat M319 and M320 Wheeled Excavators: More power, more speed and less maintenance (PresseBox) ( Munich , 07-21-16 ) Designed for performance and flexibility in use, the new 20-ton Cat M319 with a short tail and Cat M320 offers more slewing torque, a longer wheelbase and longer service intervals. The two newcomers, developed on the platform of the new generation of Cat mobile excavators, achieve up to 9% more slewing torque and thus shorten the loading cycles even when working on slopes. The extended wheelbase ensures a safe stance and a smooth ride, even when the machine is traveling at...

HKS is now compatible with the excavator control systems from Leica and Topcon There is news from HKS in the field of 2D / 3D / GPS control for excavator control systems. The HKS sensor is now also compatible with the excavator control systems from the renowned manufacturer Topcon and with the additional GateWay Kit to Leica. (PresseBox) ( Wächtersbach , 07-21-16 ) In close cooperation with the two manufacturers, an interface concept was developed that converts the data from the HKS sensor accordingly and prepares it digitally for the control systems. These systems are currently also able to map...

New residential ensemble near the Rhine creates modern living space for Cologne - Hitzler Ingenieure Düsseldorf is accompanying the construction project housing (PresseBox) ( Düsseldorf , 07-21-16 ) Hitzler Ingenieure also impresses with its project management services in the area of ​​residential construction: Industria Wohnen GmbH commissioned Hitzler Ingenieure with quality monitoring and construction controlling for their new residential complex on Bertoldistraße in Cologne-Mülheim on the right bank of the Rhine. After only two years of construction, the residential buildings at Bertoldistraße 17 and 13-15 with 77 and 76 apartments were handed over to Industria Wohnen. "Even before the building...