An Associate Professor in Ryerson’s School of Interior Design, Filiz Klassen’s material innovations research in architecture has produced a series of building…
The construction industry encompasses buildings and infrastructure that supply shelter, water and power. More than 11 million people, or about 8 percent of the…
Reinforcing concrete with fibers isn’t a new idea, Volz says. The Roman Empire used hair and straw in their concrete structures and Egyptians mixed straw in…
In the framework of TUNCONSTRUCT (Technology Innovation in Underground Construction), 41 partners from 11 countries developed new ideas and prototypes ready…
After two years of design, experimentation, fund-raising and building, the University of Arizona's Solar Decathlon team has completed construction of its…
Intensive efforts are underway all over the world to get 'more road for your money' by developing better methods for both design and quality control of…