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Penetration grades are one of the most common types of bitumen for road construction. This type of bitumen is known for its durability and resistance to temperature chang...
Granite recently opened their Solari Aggregate Plant in Arvin, California, capable of processing more than 1,000 tons of sand and gravel per hour. Solari will safely and...
Bitumen is a by-product of crude oil which is known for its waterproofing and adhesive properties. In ancient times, bitumen was mainly used for binding building material...
There are two main challenges facing protective coatings in high moisture conditions. One is the issue of durability in a moisture laden or immersion environment that is...
Esh Construction will deliver an affordable housing scheme in Sunderland in half the time with more than a quarter of new homes to be created using light gauge steel (LGS...
Asbestos has been known to be bad for your health for a considerably long time, despite its relatively recent usage. In fact, even the Greeks and Romans recognised the im...
Advanced metal alloys are essential in key parts of modern life, from cars to satellites, from construction materials to electronics. But creating new alloys for specific...
From the beginning of the 21st century, cement concrete has been accepted as the main building material for construction of infrastructures and buildings, considering the...
Cortec® is pleased to announce a new addition to its line of MCI® cleaners for concrete. MCI®-2062 is another biological-based surface cleaner similar to MCI®-2061. Both...
A new stainless steel and concrete bridge, the first of its kind in the UK, has opened to pedestrians and vehicles in Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. It replaces its 250-year-old...
Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has launched four new products, further bolstering its asphalt offering. The four asphalts – SuperLayer...
The new headquarters of Banca Transilvania, situated in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is an office building, which covers an area of more than 40,000 m² and a ground area of 6,00...
NAWA Technologies, a pioneer of next-generation energy storage systems has launched NAWA America, a new US-based company focused on industrializing advanced composite mat...
Delays in the construction industry are common. This is especially true for large projects such as bridges that may take several years to complete. For structures that us...
CIRIA is pleased to announce the launch of new guidance Grouted anchors and soil nails: inspection, condition assessment and remediation (C794). Within construction there...
The Hamburg start-up company ANKER Foundations GmbH has developed a new type of technology for building foundations for wind turbines. The young company is using its tech...
Sika has started production of shotcrete admixtures at its main plant at Gournay-en-Bray, north west of Paris. The set accelerator marketed under the Sigunit® brand is us...
Desktop Metal, a leader in mass production and turnkey additive manufacturing solutions, is launching Live Sinter™, a software solution designed to eliminate the t...
One of Northern Europe’s tallest office buildings is rising into the sky in the Gårda district in Göteborg. The 144 metre high building will provide 42,000 square m...
Article by Chaitali Avadhani The global bitumen emulsifier market has been tremendously affected during the Covid-19 outbreak. Various types of bitumen emulsifiers such a...
Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has today launched its new, improved SuperLow range of asphalt, which includes a carbon neutral offering. Fol...
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. has announced that Vertua®, its first-ever net-zero carbon concrete, will soon be available in its major markets worldwide after a successful launch...
TRB Lightweight Structures (TRB) has created a new production process to deliver continuous-fibre thermoset composite parts at high volume. By combining innovations in ma...
In the ongoing pursuit to make helmets safer, MIPS AB, the global leader in helmet-based safety systems, has unveiled its innovative Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tool. W...
Colorbiotics, an industry leader in colorants, coatings and equipment, has launched Invigorate™ rejuvenator to increase the use of recycled asphalt and extend asph...
Long known as the hardest of all natural materials, diamonds are also exceptional thermal conductors and electrical insulators. Now, researchers have discovered a way to...
The hardest part of a project for most contractors is the bid. Balancing customer specs with overhead costs to produce a number both sides are comfortable with takes skil...
Solidia Technologies CEO Tom Schuler shared the possibility of turning Solidia Concrete into a carbon sink for the planet during his TED Talk at TED and Future Stewards’...
The MANN+HUMMEL Group has introduced new HEPA H13 air filters for operators of air conditioning and ventilation systems in buildings in accordance with EN 1822. Their fil...
VELO3D, an innovator in digital manufacturing, today announced that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft includes 21 flight hardware components that were manufactured by VELO3...
Dust can be a major problem on construction sites which are usually populated by dozens of workers and vehicles moving around that tend to kick up a lot of dust if the co...
One of Cologne’s landmarks will be gone by 2021. Originally, the towers of the former “Deutsche Welle” studio were to be blasted into the ground, however, for various rea...
The ReeMAP project aims to develop technology for recycling mine waste. LKAB also plans to produce input materials, including hydrogen, and to electrify processes to virt...
Innovyze has announced the launch of InfoDrainage, the next generation of Sustainable Drainage design tools to make it quicker and easier to gain planning approval for dr...
ArcelorMittal Global Research and Development, working in cooperation with U.S. safety barrier manufacturer Gregory Industries, has brought to market a proprietary, high-...
Galaxy Magnesium has partnered with Panoz Engineering to form a new subsidiary company, Galaxy Motion. With access to twenty percent of the world’s supply of magnesium, a...
Traffic in the USA has increased by 38.4% in the last 25 years, and along with it the importance of measures to create and maintain safe, efficient transport links. The c...
Cortec’s longstanding commitment to environmental responsibility resulted in expanding portfolio of sustainable products. Cortec’s VpCI® devices protect metals by conditi...
Specification-led marketing and product data specialist, SpecifiedBy, has reported substantial quarterly growth in its online marketplace as COVID-19 accelerates the need...
A material used in airplanes, rockets and sports cars may find its way into more mass-market cars thanks to a new production process developed by Nissan. The new process...
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