Green Building

Any attempts to divert from the status quo tend to be met with apprehension. Humans, by their nature, are happy with routine and predictability. (…)

The common belief is that construction has a negative impact on the environment. Continued growth combined with unsustainable practices are contributing to carbon emissions (…)

While developments are being made across many sectors, heavy construction can sometimes seem like the odd one out. By its nature, it uses materials. (…)

Around the world, societies and industries are attempting to devise solutions to the great problem of our time, sustainability. By coupling a global economy (…)

It goes without saying that concrete is big business. It is one of the oldest building materials known to man with a rich history (…)

Growth across the construction industry has long been a balance between the habitation and infrastructure needs of an ever-growing population and the requirements of (…)

As we now find ourselves two years into the pandemic, the onus is on us all to develop new and innovative ways of living (…)

The electric vehicle (EV) market is, despite the fanfare and encouragement, still very much in its infancy. While early adopters of the vehicles are (…)

Change takes time. Not only that, it needs a delicate balance of innovation, hard work and luck. However, the unfortunate truth is that with (…)

Recent history, both economic and environmental, has been dramatic to say the least. As external pressures are crushing the fragile recovery being experienced across (…)

As construction continues to rebound from the wider economic damage caused by the pandemic, challenges remain. Resulting from the ongoing supply issues, postponements and (…)

The construction industry is one that is borne from necessity; a simple equation that has served its customers and the wider world very well (…)

In the past number of years, business owners have become ever more accepting of the need for accountability, particularly in the area of emissions (…)

The creative ingredients involved in an external design are manifold. Location and climate, materials and vision; all of these factors combine to form an (…)

In March and April of 2020, the US economy lost almost 22 million jobs across all sectors, leaving the unemployment rate at 14.7%. Almost (…)

In an ideal scenario, health and safety would not need to be a consideration in a professional setting. The idea of risking your life, (…)

While nations are at various stages of what is evidently a non-linear and inequitable recovery, the trajectory is finally, moving forward. After eighteen exhausting (…)

Industry leaders within the construction world know how to get things done. In fact, given that buildings and structures have been around as long (…)

Now, more than ever before, sustainability is at the forefront of business operations and it forms part of all essential decisions in terms of (…)

On February 18th, after almost seven months in space, the NASA Perseverance Rover landed safely on Mars. Video and audio of the landing was (…)

Events of the past year have shown that as a society, both nationally and globally, we still have much to learn about reacting to, (…)

With emissions growing annually and a greater acknowledgement of the need for innovation and change, New York is pressing ahead with a bold new (…)