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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.

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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. Another technique for using less concrete comes from researchers at ETH Zurich , who have developed a system of 3D-printed formwork elements.

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140+ Software Tools for Architecture Firms [2020 Update]

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Outplanr is a tool used to keep projects on track , and it gives detailed information on the time spent on it against the own estimates. The tool is well known for having over 400000 leading engineers, architects, and consultants using it. The best is to contact them for pricing estimates for your business. Workflow max.

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How to Invite More Demolition by Neglect: The sad case of the Hendler's Creamery

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As observers of Baltimore's development and preservation scene already know and the title line gives away, of course, we are talking about the Hendler Creamery, a facility that once covered a whole city Block between Fayette and Baltimore and East and Asquith Streets in the Jonestown historic district. It was granted and executed in 2018.

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