Some of Scotland’s oldest buildings could be at risk of being knocked down instead of restored due to a quirk in the UK’s Westminster-controlled VAT laws.
That’s the warning in a new report published by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) today.
Currently, in the UK, renovation and retrofitting costs are subject to the standard 20% VAT, but demolition and
When is something more than just the sum of its parts? Alloys show such synergy. Steel, for instance, revolutionized industry by taking iron, adding a little carbon and making an alloy much stronger than either of its components.
Supercomputer simulations are helping scientists discover new types of alloys, called high-entropy alloys. Researchers have used the Stampede2 supercomputer of the Texas
According to a study released in PLoS One, a scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science, between 12 million and 64 million birds are killed every year by U.S. power lines.
To help address this problem, Duke Energy announced in July 2022 that it is converting two electrical transmission towers into nesting platforms for bald eagles at the
Calgary, AB— AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced Rod Conde has been appointed as operations manager for its Buildings + Places business in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Conde is an award-winning architect with over 22 years of diverse experience, leadership, and expertise encompassing a variety of design scopes, delivery models, building scales, and complexities. He has worked
The CPA expects output to rise by 2.5% in 2022 and just 1.6% in 2023. A slowdown in private housing plus falls in private housing repair, maintenance and improvement (rm&i) down from historic highs, are contributing to the
For machines with mechanical elements, friction is an unavoidable enemy. It is a major source of service failure and can reduce the lifespan of any machinery, from bicycles and cars to airplanes and assembly lines.
New research led by the University of Pittsburgh unveils the atomic-scale friction of a single tungsten asperity, or rough edge, in real time, showing atomic
