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A resort on a remote Japanese island features a rammed-earth technique that used soil from the mountainous site
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (22+ words) Building Design + Construction...
Shanghai's former World Expo grounds transformed into mixed-use district
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (273+ words) Work on Expo Place, on the site of the former 2010 Shanghai World Expo, was recently completed. The project transformed a once-fragmented landscape into a cohesive, human-scaled mixed-use district designed for everyday urban life. Expo grounds had been left with abandoned…...
Design tool aims to accelerate affordable mid-rise housing with mass timber construction
1+ week, 1+ day ago (177+ words) Building Design + Construction Design tool aims to accelerate affordable mid-rise housing with mass timber construction Courtesy Mercer Mass Timber Mercer Mass Timber is releasing a new free design tool aiming to accelerate affordable mid-rise housing. Build Spec allows architects, engineers,…...
Top 80 Science and Technology Facility Construction Firms for 2025
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) "The target audience primarily consists of industry professionals, contractors, and firms involved in the construction and management of science and technology facilities, seeking insights into the leading companies in this sector for 2025." Top 80 Science and Technology Facility Construction Firms for…...
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1+ week, 1+ day ago (13+ words) Multifamily rents rise in Q1 2026, though weaker than normal'Building Design + Construction...
A geological park in Taiwan to add tourist facilities that echo the surrounding rock formations
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (407+ words) Although it's one of Taiwan's best-known geological parks, Jialeshui has had limited tourist infrastructure. A new project aims to change that by adding rock-like tourist facilities and infrastructure to Jialeshui, known for sandstone formations shaped by winds and waves over…...
Building teams are proving they can reduce embodied carbon on projects without raising costs
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (278+ words) "Construction teams, including firms like Skanska, are successfully reducing embodied carbon in building projects without increasing costs, thanks to advances in data, standards, and procurement practices, making sustainable building more economically feasible." Building teams are proving they can reduce embodied…...
Addressing embodied carbon as a sustainability issue
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (723+ words) "The target audience includes construction and infrastructure professionals, manufacturers, and policymakers interested in reducing the embodied carbon of concrete through innovative materials, sustainable practices, and regulatory initiatives to promote environmentally responsible building practices." Addressing embodied carbon as a sustainability issue…...
Buro Happold's top 7 mass timber projects
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (917+ words) Timber, when used appropriately, can be considered as one of the most sustainable building materials within the construction industry. It can be used to maximise a project's sustainability credentials. As the industry transitions towards a cleaner economy in its efforts…...
Can mass and hybrid timber construction support solving the challenge of embodied carbon?
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (836+ words) Using wood to create buildings has been a practice for millennia. But as building techniques developed, it faded from view. Brick, steel and concrete took centre stage. As attention within the built environment turns to how the impact on the…...