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Milan's former Expo 2015 site is being remade into a tech-centric innovation district

Archinect

Italy’s financial center is taking cues from Silicon Valley to transform an area more than twice the size of the Vatican into a sustainable, post-pandemic technology center. An estimated value of $3.6 billion-euro ($5.1 The district will be located about 7.5 million-square-foot site.

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Mortenson joins forces with robotics technology producer

BD+C

In a recent report , Tractica, a market intelligence firm that focuses on emerging technologies, estimates that global shipments of construction robots would increase to 1,475 units by 2025, from 358 units in 2018.

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Joe Doucet's Airiva wind turbines are made for city streets and buildings

Deezen

The turbines are not designed to be as powerful as the large industrial variety, with Airiva estimating that each wall segment of four turbines can provide 1,100 kilowatt-hours in annual energy production (AEP) based on initial testing.

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Dezeen's top 10 innovative materials of 2023

Deezen

Their Colorifix technology uses bacteria that is genetically engineered to produce different colour-making enzymes, creating a dyestuff that is compatible with the textile industry's standard dye machines. The post Dezeen's top 10 innovative materials of 2023 appeared first on Dezeen.

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Tactical issues for renovating university research buildings

BD+C

But with universities seeing increased demand for applied, interdisciplinary research and the influence of emerging technologies—artificial intelligence, automation, computer simulation, and intelligent laboratory instrument management systems—the rate of change is accelerating. Indeed, they have been for a long time.

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Some Innovative Atmospheric Water Generators

Santa Cruz Architect

Atmospheric water generation (AWG) uses technology to produce potable water from the surrounding air. Here are seven innovative advances in AWG systems that go beyond current energy-intensive technologies and aim to provide condensed drinking water for water-impoverished regions around the world.

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Competitions: Construction of an Innovation Campus - iXcampus

Bustler

Today iXcampus is taking on a new challenge: to double the surface area of the campus in order to accommodate 1,200 students and 900 employees in 2025. estimated envelope : € 40,000,000 surface to create : 16,000 sqm Read the full post on Bustler.