USGBC Drafting Robust Data Center Standards
The U.S. Green Building Council is drafting its first set of standards for data-center projects…
Ripley’s Aquarium Taking Shape With Concrete Floor
The concrete floor of what will be Toronto’s biggest fish tank, in the city’s first…
Concrete’s Role As A Building Block In History
To listen to this article click here. IRA FLATOW, HOST: This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I’m…
Sea Urchin Spine Structure Inspires Idea for Concrete
By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News The precise structure of sea urchins’…
Construction spending reached $807B in November 2011
Construction spending in the United States totaled US$807 billion in November 2011, the highest level…
New Concrete Recipe Developed
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Researchers at Auburn University and the University of Alabama have teamed up…
Carolina Grading | Ensuring a Level Base
In construction, Grading is the geographic treatment to ensure a level base, or one with…
Junkyard rebuilding after fire destroys business
Construction workers from Wayne Brothers Inc. work on the newly poured concrete floor during the…
Concrete Contractor: Why You Need One
To ensure that a concrete job will be carried out correctly, it is always best…
The Data Center Construction Boom
The vast warehouses of computers that power the Internet need more space and they need…
