News Heineken starts €45m biochemical and ‘sensory research’ centre Heineken has begun building a €45m research centre near its brewery in Zoeterwoude, the Netherlands. When complete next summer, the “Dr HP Heineken Centre” will cover 8,800 sq m and…
News MIT team finds way to print glass bricks A team at MIT has published a research paper detailing its work on printing bricks made from recycled glass that can be interlocked like Lego pieces. The use of printing…
News Chinese scientists produce building materials on Mars for space construction A team of Chinese researchers is exploring the feasibility of producing building materials on Mars by melting its soil. The possibility of “in-situ resource generation” is being investigated by scientists…
News Team sets out to build China’s third Antarctic station China’s 40th Antarctic scientific expedition embarked from Shanghai this week on a five-month mission to build China’s third permanent research station, Global Times reports. The station will be sited on…
News Construction workers saw highest real-wage growth of any sector in 2022 Construction workers in the US enjoyed real-wage growth of 2.9% last year, the highest of any sector in the country, the ADP Research Institute said. The finance industry came second…
Projects New research building in Antarctica sealed in time for winter A far-from-home construction team has managed to make a major new research building at the UK’s Antarctic Rothera Research Station weathertight before winter descends on the Earth’s coldest continent. In…
News Report finds EU needs to build, train and renovate to meet climate targets The EU lacks 1.6 million trained professionals to meet its climate targets, according to a report from management consultant McKinsey. The study also found that supply chain issues were hindering…
Projects On average, 54% of projects’ site areas lie idle. Is that okay? A comprehensive study of 64 projects in Europe and the Americas conducted by construction technology firm Buildots has yielded insights on how common site practices hurt a project’s productivity. The…
Innovation Harvard and MIT rediscover secret of ‘self-healing’ Roman concrete Researchers from the US, Switzerland and Italy claim to have discovered the secret to the longevity of Roman concrete. The team looked at whether, as has been proposed, it owes…
News Sustainable buildings enjoy ‘green premium’ of up to 25%, study says Research carried out for economic consultant Deepki has found that the value of sustainably built property can be as much as 25% higher than unsustainably built property. The ESG (environmental,…