Tag: Building
St. Marys planning services hub purchasing after former Mercury Theater building
St. Marys has snapped up a long-vacant downtown building as officials at town hall ponder the development of a municipal services hub that could also include space for arts and…
Wood concrete to decarbonize the constructions of tomorrow
Faced with climate challenges, the construction sector now has a new construction system to replace traditional concrete. Called TimberRoc, the latter is a wood concrete that uses sawmill co-products and…
China is building a new Great Wall in the South
China already had its Great Wall, more than 21,000 kilometers long, built from the 5th century BC to protect it from northern barbarian invasions. It is now building giant walls…
USA, January building permits + 0.7% construction site opening -4.1%
(Finance) – Mixed signals come from the US housing market in January 2022. According to the US Department of Commerce i new construction sites started they recorded a decline of…
Reducing the carbon footprint of housing, is it possible?
Ecological issues are at the center of global concerns and represent the future of new constructions. Initially scheduled for January 1, 2021 by the ELAN law (Evolution of housing, development…
Nearly a hundred birds died when a swarm of tiles collided with the glass fence of an apartment building in Kuopio – now residents are considering how to prevent further bird deaths
A large flock of tiles flew to the glass fence of the apartment building in Kuopio. Thirty birds survived and are still in care. The housing association is now considering…
No punishment for demonstrators who occupy pension provider building in Zeist
The members of action groups Extinction Rebellion and Christian Climate Action Netherlands campaigned in November because they want PGGM to stop investing in fossil fuels. They turned to the pension…
A kit house to assemble yourself like a Lego!
Like the famous small Danish bricks, Gablok insulated wooden blocks allow you to self-build a wooden frame house by stacking them on top of each other. A unique building system.…
Housing: is a reduction of the carbon footprint possible?
Ecological issues are at the center of global concerns and represent the future of new constructions. Initially scheduled for January 1, 2021 by the ELAN law (Evolution of housing, development…
Self-construction: a kit house to assemble yourself like a Lego!
Like the famous small Danish bricks, Gablok insulated wooden blocks allow you to self-build a wooden frame house by stacking them on top of each other. A unique building system.…