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Revolutionary glass building blocks generate their own solar energy

There's a new building block in town, and it generates its own clean energy. Researchers from Exeter University...

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These incredible self-deploying buildings pop up in 8 minutes flat

In the future, buildings could build themselves. Ten Fold Engineering, based in the United Kingdom, is offering...

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Apple’s stunning “spaceship” campus revealed in new drone footage

Apple’s beautiful new campus nears completion and employees are set to move in this month. Videographer Duncan...

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6 of the lightest and strongest materials on Earth

The future of construction is more exciting than ever thanks to huge technological developments in material innovation....

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Dubai-based firm to construct world’s first 3D-printed skyscraper

3D printing could soar to new heights with the construction of the first 3D-printed skyscraper in the world. Dubai-based...

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A 10K tiny house 3D-printed in 24 hours

Building a house typically takes months, exacerbating the housing crisis so many people face worldwide. Apis Cor,...

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Human construction projects could wipe out the world’s last wild tigers

A new report from WWF reveals that tiger habitats in Asia could be devastated by planned infrastructure that would...

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Terrifying sinkhole swallows five-lane street in Japan

Traffic today is not following normal patterns in the bustling urban center of Fukuoka, Japan after a terrifying...

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North Korean construction workers fed crystal meth to accelerate skyscraper project

There are many ways to speed up a construction job, but project managers in North Korea are reportedly turning...

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Peru is planning a highway through the world’s most biodiverse protected place

  In Peru, they’re planning to pave paradise and lay down a freeway. Scientists highlighted Peru’s...

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Michael Hansmeyer Unveils Insanely Complex Plastic Columns with 16 Million Unique Facets

Hansmeyer's process involves creating an algorithm to design the structure of the Doric column. In the case of...

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You can now own a piece of the World Trade Center for just $5,000

If you have $5,000, you can now buy a part of the World Trade Center and own an iconic piece of New York City....

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SunZia wins federal OK for 515-mile wind energy transmission line

The SunZia Southwest Transmission Project just passed its final environmental review by the Interior Department’s...

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Architecture students create 3D printing robots that can build just about anywhere

A team of students at California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco has developed autonomous, mobile 3D...

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The Russians want to build an outpost on the moon

The owners of a private Russian company claim they have the capability to build an outpost on the moon. According...

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Contour Crafting Wins NASA Prize For Revolutionary 3D Printed Building Tech

Contour Crafting just won a major design prize for its ability to 3D print large-scale structures from computer-aided...

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GREEN BUILDING 101: Materials and Resources Part 1—Sustainable Building Supplies

When we think of greenhouse gas emissions, some of us might envision a tailpipe spewing exhaust... but 40% of the...

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Bright ‘n Green Net-Zero Energy Community to Open for House Tours This Weekend

Construction on Bright ‘n Green, the aptly-named net-zero energy building in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach area,...

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MIT Scientists 3D Print Tiny LEGO-Like Building Blocks for Creating Large Modular Designs

3D printing is all the rage, and designers around the world are competing to see how they can create the biggest,...

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75 Confirmed Dead, 459 Injured As Early Morning Earthquake Strikes Chinese Farming Community

Gansu Province Landscape via Shuttertock Officials are just starting to pick up the pieces after an early morning...

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Rugged Prefab Patagonia Lodge Adapts to Rough Climate Conditions in Chile

The Robinson Crusoe Deep Patagonia Lodge is located in the Aysén Region of Southern Chile at the end of the Austral...

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Prefabricated Broadway Stack Apartments Break Ground in Manhattan

The prefabricated revolution that has hit NYC is continuing with the current construction of Broadway Stack by...

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Building Trust International Announces Winners of Competition for Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Cambodia

Building Trust International’s competition called for entrants to design homes that could withstand flooding...

University of Nottingham, UK, Yong Mao, 3D printing, steel, construction, building materials, material science, resin

Fractal Structures Could Yield Ultralight 3D-Printable Beams That Are 10,000 Times Stronger Than Steel

If you were to strip away the walls, floors, and insulation, you'd see that most buildings are constructed on a...

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BIOMIMETIC ARCHITECTURE: Green Building in Zimbabwe Modeled After Termite Mounds

Biomimicry's Cool Alternative: Eastgate Centre in Zimbabwe The Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, typifies the...

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DIY Softwalks Kits Let You Turn Ugly Scaffolding into Fun Pop-Up Parks!

The Softwalks initiative was born out of the MFA Transdisciplinary Design program at Parsons, The New School. Students...

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The Centre-Fuge Public Art Project Turns an East Village Construction Trailer Into an Outdoor Gallery

Construction in New York is endless. While scaffolding, cones and jackhammers have become part of the city's natural...

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Meco’Press Machine Makes LEGO Building Bricks From Mud

Perrocheau told Inhabitat that one of his goals is to have the presses operational in Haiti in the near future....

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Lumboo: Dimensional Lumber Made from Bamboo

Green designers are well aware that bamboo is a rapidly-renewable resource whose production has less of an environmental...

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Green Depot is New York State’s First LEED Platinum Retail Building

Green Depot -- the largest US green building supplier -- just received New York State's first LEED Platinum rating...

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