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Llanharan Legacy footbridge will replace an existing pedestrian level-crossing

There is a growing demand for level crossings to be replaced across the UK rail network due to the risks they pose to the public. Taziker, based in Chorley, Lancashire, has responded with its own design solution.

In 2018 Network Rail and the Royal Institute of British Architects organised a competition

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Scientists use recycled glass waste as sand replacement in

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed the capability to use recycled glass in 3D printing, opening doors to a more environmentally sustainable way of building and construction.

Glass is one material that can be 100 per cent recycled with no reduction in quality, yet it is one of the least recycled waste types. Glass is made

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Biden Administration Approves Increased EV Charger Funds

Electric vehicle charging networks will be more easily accessible under a new deal signed by the Biden administration.

On Sept. 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration announced early approval of two-thirds of EV infrastructure deployment plans under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. This move will release over $900 million in NEVI funding to

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Expertise in Sustainable Mass Timber Strategies: Buro

Now that the International Building Code allows mass timber construction up to 18 stories tall, developers and architects in many U.S. jurisdictions are considering building big — with wood structures. A key reason is that life-cycle assessments of timber structures show vastly reduced embodied carbon, which directly impacts global warming

In one case – a new academic building for a 

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