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MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints

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Discarded tree forks could replace load-bearing joints in architecture projects using a construction technique developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT's Digital Structures group has built a demo structure using tree forks as joints. The photography is by Felix Amtsberg.

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New concrete vaulted floor suggests path to cutting carbon emissions

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A type of flooring that uses 75 per cent less concrete than the current standard has been invented by researchers at the universities of Bath, Cambridge and Dundee, who say it could make a "major difference" to the construction industry's carbon footprint. Demo shows minimum 60 per cent reduction in emissions.

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

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Before you bring in the demo crew, have a team of structural engineers help you find opportunities to save time, money and headaches. Your structural engineers may find that the existing bones present you with a lot of opportunities. Take a multidiscipline approach. All of these can be utilized to support future development.

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Know About Best Kitchen Remodeling Companies

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There is a wide variety of designs and architectures that are popular amongst people, especially those who are renovating or constructing new houses. From making and approving the blueprints to constructing it according, they build up the exact structure within the given budget that the client dreamed of. Steps to Remodel a Kitchen.

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Fifteen designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Bentley's Future Luxury Retail Design Competition

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This, in turn, eliminates the need for the construction of unsustainable, temporary display suites. Other elements are designed to echo the aerodynamics associated with motor sports and automotive engineering. The thoughtful and sympathetic design ensures a construction that will leave a lasting legacy Bentley can be proud of."

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Six material innovations aimed at slashing concrete's outsized carbon footprint

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But none of these alternatives is currently available at the necessary scale to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century, according to Cambridge University engineering professor Julian Allwood. Below, we've rounded up six of the most innovative projects across both approaches: Photo is by Helene Sandberg. Photo courtesy of Carbicrete.

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When preserving a historic building shouldn't be called hardship

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They look rather predictable, stood empty for a long time due to a slew of construction errors, have rapid tenant turnover and never succeeded creating an attractive new community. Centerpoint apartments (Photo: Alex Cooper) By contrast, the bulk of Centerpoint was new construction with several buildings on Howard Street being retained.