Composed of four conjoined towers, The Bride tower planned in Iraq's Basra Province is set to become the world's next tallest building.#CivilEngineering #BridgesAndBuildings #Construction
The Shanghai Tower, the second tallest buiding in the world, is now complete after six years of construction. The tower has 128 floors, 420,000 sq m of floorspace and elevators...
Building Information Modeling (BIM), 3D printing, and increased use of apps for smartphones and tablets have helped to advance the construction industry, which historically have been slow on implementing new...
Here are five of the world's current mega projects.#CivilEngineering #BridgesAndBuildings #Construction
Take a look at the ten longest construction projects throughtout history.#CivilEngineering #BridgesAndBuildings #Construction
To address the shortage of workers in Japan due to an aging population, Komatsu has begun a new service called Smart Construction. Smart Construction uses robotic vehicles to scoop rock...
James Stewart, a millionaire mathematician, designed his 18,000-square foot dream house using integral calculus, paying homage to the passion that made him wealthly. #IntegralHouse#CivilEngineering #BridgesAndBuildings #Construction
The Construction industry continues to incorporate 3D printing technology to create buildings and other stuctures. MX3D, a dutch startup, is even planning to print a bridge. For the full article...
As the demand for "green" buildings increase, the job market in this area continues to grow. Green construction is expected to account for more than 3.3 million jobs by 2018!#CivilEngineering...
3D printing has begun to make it's way into the construction industry over the last few years. Take a look at this 3D concrete printer as it works on a...
Designnobis, a Turkish company, has designed a sturdy shelter capable of holding up better than a tent to weather variablilities after a disaster hits. Not only is it more durable...
Video shows quadrocopters assembling a rope bridge as part of research in aerial construction.#CivilEngineering #BridgesAndBuildings #Construction
Quad copters are being used as a cost effective way for construction companyes to do everything from daily progress report photos to collecting data for 3D modeling work.Read this article...
Kevin Roell (Civil Engineering '09) thinks big every day. While working at GEI Consultants in Marquette, MI, he has worked on power plants, wastewater treatment facilities, and mines . His...
From sky trains to super bridges, here is an article on eight of the world's most spectacular infrastructure projects: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/18/business/world-spectacular-infrastructure-projects/index.html8
A construction company in Japan has developed a method of tearing down a building without the noise smell or dust caused by conventional demolition. Its a novel but effective approach...
Seven Michigan Tech students attended the Kiewitt Women’s Construction Leadership Seminar held in Omaha, Nebraska at the Kiewitt Corporate Headquarters November 6-8, 2014. Candidates were chosen from a pool of...
Cool innovation in concrete canvas. Just think of the possibilities!
Eight years in two minutes of time-lapse video.