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 Mitigation on its Offshore Construction Vessels Photo: Mako Industries   Mako Industries signed an agreement with C-Innovation to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 on its offshore construction vessels, beginning with the 168-m Island Venture.  Mako uses Puradigm to combat air and surface contaminants safely in populated environments 24/7, and it has capabilities for managing projects for existing facilities and new construction, with service recently made available for the oil and gas, healthcare, industrial, commercial and higher education markets. “We are pleased to have selected Mako’s Covid Mitigation system, which neutralizes the virus, to help prevent a Covid contamination offshore. We...

Welcome to Lunar Living: Putting a Crescent on the Moon… The Prototype Working with Mark Hempsell, twice President of the BIS with over 40 years’ experience as a spacecraft system engineer, and using our architects own high-quality living standards, we created a prototype, considering all the necessary requirements needed to protect us from radiation and solar storms, while still functioning as a relatively “normal” home. THE FLOORPLAN The three-bedroom home features a large main bedroom, with an en-suite, as well a separate WC and utilities room. The living space is all open plan, with the first floor containing the kitchen,...

Mad Architects designs “Train Station in the forest” in Jiaxing, China Mad Architects’ train station located in a forest in Jiaxing, eastern China, is due to be completed by July 2021. Construction on the 35ha project in central Jiaxing began in 2019, and includes two plazas and a renovation of the adjacent People’s Park. The Beijing-based firm’s design includes a full-scale replica of Jiaxing’s historic 1907 train station, reconstructed from archival studies, with a new station built underground.A “borderless park” with a canopy of trees will surround the station, offering shade for the plazas.Sunken courtyards will link the underground commercial...

Major affordable housing development starts in Santa Clara amid Silicon Valley homelessness Construction is underway on the first all-affordable housing development to go up in an industrial area that is set for revitalisation in the city of Santa Clara, California. Its construction costed at close to $100m, the complex, called St. Anton Tasman, located at 2233 Calle Del Mundo, will have 196 studio and one-bedroom units, of which some 20% are for very low-income tenants (50% Area Median Income) with 80% designated for low-income tenants (60% Area Median Income). It is regulated to stay as affordable housing for at least...

New regulator established to ensure construction materials are safe New national construction products regulator set up to ensure homes are built from safe materials. Published 19 January 2021 National regulator established to ensure homes are built from safe materials Action taken as Grenfell Inquiry reveals manufacturers ignored safety rules Independent review will examine faults in the system and recommend how abuse can be prevented Residents will be protected through the establishment of a national regulator which will ensure materials used to build homes will be made safer, the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced today (19 January 2021). The regulator...