custom assembly of concrete, steel cable net, polymer textile formwork, heating and cooling coils, insulation, and thin-film photovoltaic cells The rooftop structure rises about 24 feet high, ...

With the high cost of building residential and commercial houses, innovative minds are always coming up with ways to make construction projects more bearable. A cheaper and emerging way to build a ...

John V. (Jack) Christiansen, a pioneer in designing thin shell concrete structures, died Aug. 16 on Bainbridge Island. He was 89. Christiansen worked as a structural engineer in Seattle and was ...

UK researchers have created a new vaulted style of floor that could cut concrete usage and help reduce the construction industry’s carbon footprint. Dr Paul Shepherd of Bath University stands on the ...