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Peab Builds Apartments in Espoo

Peab has been commissioned to build 137 apartments on Uuno Kailas Road 4 in Espoo for the Kojamo Group. The contract is worth EUR 15 million.

From Peab AB 14 May 2020

New Solar Chimneys Improve Fire Safety and Reduce Energy Consumption

Solar chimneys are indispensable in green building design and can cut down energy costs by up to 50%. Now, a new study has demonstrated that these solar chimneys could also help save lives in the event of fire accidents in buildings.

6 May 2020

3D-Printed Concrete To Help Build Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure

Wind off the coasts of the U.S. could be used to generate more than double the combined electricity capacity of all the nation's electric power plants, reports have suggested. But building wind turbines offshore is ex...

1 May 2020

SuperFOIL Manager Launches Shire Construction Products

The man behind one of SuperFOIL Insulation’s newest products, SuperClose is launching a new brand, Shire Construction Products.

From SuperFOIL Insulation 30 Apr 2020

Metsä Wood: Lightweight Wood Saves on Transportation Costs and Hassle at the Construction Site

The world’s urban infrastructure will go through major transformation during the next decades. Lighter building materials, such as wood elements, are less costly and more energy efficient to transport and handle on construction site. With engineered wood products like Kerto LVL (laminated veneer lumber), the construction industry can build faster, lighter and greener.

30 Apr 2020

Testing Impact Performance of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Porosity-Free Concrete

The most extensively used building material across the globe is concrete. Thus, it is being developed constantly to meet the requirements of the contemporary world.

23 Apr 2020

Cintec North America Announces Anchoring in Terra-Cotta Clay Speed Tile at Frederick Douglass Academy VI, Queens, New York

Frederick Douglass Academy VI (also known as FDA), is a co-educational public school for grades 6-12 located in Queens, New York City. In 1991, Dr. Lorraine Monroe founded the Frederick Douglass Academy, a public school in Harlem, in the belief that caring instructors, a disciplined but creative environment, and a refusal to accept mediocrity could transform the lives of inner-city kids.

From Cintec International Ltd 23 Apr 2020