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Introducing: World’s First 100% Bio-Based 3D Printed Home

Pro Builder

The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) unveiled a first-of-its-kind bio-based home, utilizing prefabrication and 3D printing techniques. The unique design of the home shows the capabilities of ASCC’s 3D printer. Photo courtesy ASCC. Photo courtesy ASCC.

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Specifying floor finishes: Polished concrete topping slabs with radiant heating

Construction Specifier

Increasingly, owners and architects are using exposed concrete slabs to provide an urban/industrial aesthetic in commercial and residential applications, while, in many cases, providing a medium for hydronic piping. Managing expectations. by Jared Brewe, PhD, PE, SE, Elizabeth Bales, and Matthew Johnson, PE.