Learn why concrete homes are becoming the go-to solution for wildfire-prone areas, offering unprecedented safety and ...
Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...
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A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete
Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...
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This Ancient Construction Site in the Ruins of Pompeii Is Revealing New Secrets About the 2,000-Year-Old Recipe for Roman Concrete
New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...
Roman buildings were engineered with hot mixed, self-healing concrete of quicklime and volcanic ash that strengthens in seawater.
Japan's Seto Inland Sea offers some of the finest architecture in the country – we tour its rich selection of contemporary ...
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Setting the standard for more durable concrete
As infrastructure ages, one question shapes the future of cities: How do we know the materials we build with will last?
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Wynn Al Marjan Island construction update: Resort reaches record heights with topping out
When the spire is installed in 2026, the building will soar to 352 metres, establishing itself as the tallest man-made ...
At a recent Table of Experts hosted by the Dallas Business Journal and sponsored by McCownGordon Construction, design, ...
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Building better, building beautiful: Novel method allows more architects to design attractive gridshell structures
A researcher from the University of Tokyo and a U.S.-based structural engineer developed a new computational form-finding ...
Architects also praise rammed earth’s high thermal mass—insulative properties that regulate a building’s indoor temperature.
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