The world’s largest 3D printed building has officially been completed in Dubai. The two-story 6,900 square foot structure will be used as an office for general administrative functions by the Dubai Municipality. It was designed in collaboration with Apis Cor, a 3D printing and construction company in Boston. Scroll down for video The world's
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The fight against building collapse suffered a setback in 2019 as the country recorded not less than 43 incidents within the year. Figures obtained from the Building Collapse Prevention Guild, an advocacy group of built environment professionals, showed that Lagos had the highest figure with 17 cases, accounting for about 39.53
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A significant distinguishing factor between traditional and new-age practices is technology. The disruption and changes encompass the simplest of things to the most complex of structures. There is a form of rigidity when it comes to the old ways of doing things in these professions evidenced in the close-minded approach to
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Elsa Olivetti’s interest in materials science began when she was an engineering science major at the University of Virginia. Initially unable to settle on any one form of engineering, she took an introduction to materials science class on a whim. She loved the way materials science let her examine everyday
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The way offices are built really matters. Design impacts individuals, organizations and even society as a whole. So Sarah Billington, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford, and James Landay, a professor of computer science at Stanford, together with their colleagues are designing a series of studies to measure
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Any bridge structure is a combination of two components: substructure and super structure. For bridges with bearings, all the components which transfer the loads from bearing to the ground is called substructure. Substructure consists of bridge pier, abutments, wing walls, piles etc. while the superstructure consists of deck, girders or
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A student of architecture at Covenant University, Carlton Oke, is the winner of the Architecture Prize for an Airport Masterplan for Lekki at the recently concluded Design Week Lagos. Design Week Lagos is an annual event aimed at promoting creativity in Lagos by bringing together the city’s thinkers, practitioners, retailers and
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The solution to delay and misappropriation of fund in projects can be eliminated in the Nigerian Construction Industry by making projects open to public scrutiny , this was stated by the Commissioner for Works Cross River State Hon, Engr Osim Asu at the Induction Ceremony into the Hall of Fame
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The 5th edition of Nigeria's Construction Industry Hall of Fame and Construction Technology Development Forum was held on the 27th of September 2019 at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos. The theme of the event centred around innovations, technology, and industry, titled 'Accelerating Wide-Scale Technology and Innovation Adoption in the Energy Market'.
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Concrete, as a key building material, seems to be indispensable with the many possibilities it has single-handedly provided, concerning quality and durability, evident in structures constructed with it. It is no secret that for a couple of decades – centuries actually, there has been a heavy reliance on this material. Without
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