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3D Printing in Construction: Growth, Benefits, and Challenges

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Will the innovation live up to the hype? 3D Printing Concrete. Concrete, specifically, is one of them. In fact, the concrete 3D printing market is projected to be valued at $56.4 million by 2021, growth that’s largely spurred by the amount of new, innovative projects that are being planned in construction.

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Top 10 Products from the Greenbuild Expo

Green Building Law Update

And while the Expo is “the” target rich environment for green people this year, the latest innovative products and tech services are also on display at the Expo, including nearly 100 first time Greenbuild exhibitors. Possibly the most innovative product is Aquion’s aqueous hybrid ion “saltwater” battery.

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Gearing Up for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020

Construction Business Owner

CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 is North America’s largest construction trade show for the asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and related industries—set for March 10-14 in Las Vegas, USA. Attracting and Training Your Workforce: Operating Engineers’ Innovative Solutions. Greg Ragsdale. Tue, 02/11/2020 - 11:49.

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How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction

Pro Builder

The prevalence of traditional building practices and a lack of innovation and industrialization have negatively affected productivity and growth for decades, leading to massive inefficiencies that persistently drive project delays and increase costs while decreasing margins. Innovation. To improve health and safety . Construction.

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Protecting bridges in extreme climates

GCP Applied Technologies

Concrete and steel bridges are susceptible to corrosion from water and water born contaminants. . Corrosion of reinforcement due to chloride-ion contamination in reinforced concrete bridge structures is one of the major causes for deterioration in highway bridges in the U.S., Bridge Deck Waterproofing. Waterproofing. ELIMINATOR.

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Five Reasons Why Off-site Modular Construction is the New Favorite

Construction Cost Estimating

Experts project that the market has progressed by 26% between 2014 to 2017. Architects, developers, and constructors are all gradually becoming aware of the plethora of benefits offered by technological innovations associated with the modular construction industry.

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What Are Plastic Roads | How to Make Plastic Roads | Who Invented Plastic Roads | First Man Made Plastic Road | Advantages & Disadvantages of Plastic Roads

CivilJungle

Difference between a Plastic Road and a standard road is that standard roads are made entirely of asphalt concrete , which consists of mineral aggregates and asphalt , where as plastic roads are made up of composites of plastic. After the mixture of bitumen and plastic is laid on the road as one would with regular asphalt concrete.

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