CM’s survey for Safe Working At Height Week (7-13 November) finds widespread safety concerns about working at height. Neil Gerrard reports.
Nearly 60% of construction professionals think the industry’s workforce does not fully understand the risks involved with working at height.
That’s according to a new survey by CM for Safe Working at Height Week (7-13 November). The campaign brings
Using resources found in space to construct off-world structures can drastically reduce the need to transport building materials for programs like Artemis.As part of NASA’s Artemis program to establish a long-term presence on the moon, it aims to build an Artemis base camp that includes a modern lunar cabin, rover and mobile home. This fixed habitat could potentially be constructed … Read More
The United States Patent and Trademark Office today released a new report, titled “Where are U.S. women patentees? Assessing three decades of growth.” The report examines women’s patenting by U.S. counties from 1990 through 2019. It identifies counties with the most women-patentees by technology field and assesses three decades of growth. The report delves deeper into the characteristics of those
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called for consistency in government after Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister this year.
Sunak saw off rival Penny Mordaunt, in a rapid process to replace former prime minister Liz Truss, who lasted just 44 days in office.
Mordaunt failed to gain the support of 100 MPs which she needed to take
An international research group is building a case for more sustainable concrete by replacing synthetic reinforcement materials with natural fibres and materials from difference waste streams.
The latest Flinders University-led study, with experts from the US and Turkey, demonstrates how geopolymers reinforced with renewable natural fibres and made with industrial by-products and waste-based sands from lead smelting or glass-making can
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is full-throttle on cutting emissions and reducing energy consumption with its Energy Earthshots program.
The term “Energy Earthshots,” coined by the DOE, denotes several different programs aimed at producing clean energy from various sources. For example, there are Hydrogen Shots, Carbon Negative Shots, Enhanced Geothermal Shots, Floating Offshore Wind Shots and Industrial Heat Shots.
