6 Sustainable Innovations Shaping Construction
The Constructor
JANUARY 24, 2019
Sustainable innovation is the process in which sustainability considerations including environmental and economy are taken into account from idea.
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Innovative Approaches to Industrial Construction Project Management
Construction Marketing
APRIL 11, 2023
As in all walks of life, technology and innovation are changing the landscape of the industrial construction industry. With this in mind, keep reading for 5 innovative approaches to industrial construction project management in 2023. But it is also important to find ways to make the construction process itself sustainable.
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CITB offers £500,00 for any training ideas
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 30, 2023
The CITB has launched a new campaign that states: “Have you got a big idea that could have a positive impact on the construction industry? The Industry Impact Fund could be just what you need to turn that idea into a reality.”
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Can Sustainable Materials Compete With Virgin Material?
BD+C
AUGUST 17, 2020
The design industry has long been pervaded by the idea that sustainable materials are “not enough”—not flexible or durable enough, not creative enough, not inexpensive enough to justify their use. These outdated notions have prevented industry professionals from taking advantage of new advances and products.
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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda. He was like, ‘I can really do something because there are so many capable people who are willing to collaborate and innovate.’” They have to pitch in and get involved because they all realize that we won’t have sustainable economic growth if housing is too expensive here.”.
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Job Order Contract Core Requirements Drive Efficiency
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 13, 2023
Remember JOC is a TEAM Sport: Support a deliberate process to engage internal and external team members across the enterprise from initial ideas to delivery. 4bt.us – Innovative Job Order Contracting Solutions to support owners and design-builders. This will ensure that you maximize value creation. #6.
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See the Future of Construction with These Innovation Sessions at AU 2023
Autodesk Construction Cloud
AUGUST 31, 2023
The construction industry wouldn’t be where it is today if it weren’t for visionaries who dared to innovate. Innovators move businesses—and ultimately entire industries—forward. Their ideas and solutions enable us to work better, faster, and more efficiently. Current technology enables the sustainable design of new houses.
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Milwaukee, WI Selected As Global Hub For New Energy Innovation Center
Business Facilities
AUGUST 27, 2014
Scott Walker, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and others to unveil plans for the new Energy Innovation Center (EIC), a facility that will accelerate the development of innovative technology in the energy, power and control industry. This is an opportunity to harness that innovation all in one place.”
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A Home for the Ages: Sustainability, Health, and Attainability in One
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 13, 2021
A Home for the Ages: Sustainability, Health, and Attainability in One. The Sustainable, Healthier Home in North Canton, Ohio, is a model of energy efficiency, performance, and attainability for 55+ buyers. Products Featured in the Sustainable, Healthier Home. A Common Vision for the Sustainable, Healthier Home.
Taking cues from nature: How biomimicry can drive ROI for Hoteliers
BD+C
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
At the same time, the idea of ‘travel’ is continually evolving, and there are more travelers now than ever before. To cater to next-generation travelers, hotels are increasingly incorporating sustainable practices into their spaces, including an innovative concept: biomimicry.
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The Next Generation in Construction: A Spotlight on 6 Young Industry Innovators
Autodesk Construction Cloud
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Construction is a vibrant industry full of innovative and talented professionals. In response to the Make It Modular scholarship award contest, student innovators applied design thinking skills and an engineering mindset in addressing issues like affordable housing, healthier learning environments, and Covid-era community spaces. .
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Mass Timber Maine
PC Construction
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Hosted by the Portland Museum of Art, this event stimulated forward-thinking ideas and dialogue to blend creativity in design and construction to optimize the use of CLT, Glulam and other mass timber products within design and our day-to-day lives. The discussions also focused on sparking a mass timber economy here in Maine.
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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Building with.
Natural Building
SEPTEMBER 23, 2007
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Not saying thats a bad idea, but it isnt going to change the global warming crisis either.
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Gearing Up for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020
Construction Business Owner
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
AEM and our show committees of industry leaders are working to deliver an outstanding event focused on the latest innovations, technologies and best practices to succeed in our changing world.”. Attracting and Training Your Workforce: Operating Engineers’ Innovative Solutions. New Approaches to Building Female Construction Leaders; .
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Meet the Insider: Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation Officer, Windover Construction
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MAY 9, 2023
Innovation is vital to drive the construction industry forward. And even in our modern day and age, where new technologies blossom every second, we must still push to find innovative solutions to everyday problems. As Chief Innovation Officer at Windover Construction, Amr leverages technology to optimize global project delivery.
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Webinar on Demand: The New American Home 2023, High-Performance Features
Pro Builder
APRIL 3, 2023
About The New American Home Each year since the program's inception in 1984, The New American Home ( TNAH )—the official show home of the annual International Builders' Show —is unveiled to demonstrate the most noteworthy advancements in home building, allowing industry professionals to glean new ideas they can replicate within their own projects.
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Fluor’s “One-10-Times” Metric: Turning Innovation into Implementation
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
With such a sense of urgency around innovation, how do companies prioritize ideas and funding to ensure solutions are sustainable and solve pressing needs?
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Coming up with the new normal: How construction can turn the COVID-19 crisis into a transformative force
Lets Build
MAY 20, 2020
In the midst of this crisis, it is inspiring to see the initiatives many construction industry innovators have taken to support the battle against the Coronavirus outbreak. The more innovative and more investing companies will have a lot to gain. Increased demand for innovation. Sustainability under the spotlight.
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Could Bamboo Be a Viable Alternative to Lumber?
Pro Builder
MAY 27, 2021
It’s important to us to have our builders out finding new, innovative ways to do things,” Davis said. These new ideas are coming into the market,” Davis said. Innovation. Sustainability. Philo said the company plans to use bamboo on new townhomes in Eagle Mountain and Spanish Fork which should be finished next year.
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Off-Grid Minnesota “Wattage Cottage” Wins Most Innovative Green Home of the Year
Pro Builder
MAY 20, 2022
Off-Grid Minnesota “Wattage Cottage” Wins Most Innovative Green Home of the Year. The Cuyuna mountain home is a self-sustainable escape from the outside world. Sitting on six acres in the mountainous Cuyunas Lakes region, the 1,222-square-foot “Wattage Cottage” is Green Builder’s 2022 Most Innovative Green Home of the Year.
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Paying It Forward to Foster Innovation
BIM & Beam
DECEMBER 22, 2017
As we shared in our recent post about the upcoming CES , our pavilion will feature a Startup Village featuring 12 innovative new companies who are part of our SOLIDWORKS for Entrepreneurs Program and Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Lab. We are an open innovation laboratory. 3DP: How do you identify candidates for your programs?
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AU 2022 Is Back In Person and We Want to Hear from You
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 15, 2022
Our call for proposals is now open, and you can share your expertise, ideas, and insights by submitting to be one of our construction session speakers. Autodesk University 2022 is a global event that will offer exciting keynotes, interactive workshops, and valuable learning sessions from some of the industry’s leading innovators. .
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Adding Efficient Construction Management and LEED Certification to Lower Operating Costs
Constructonomics
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Despite the potential savings and reduced environmental footprint that Noelle lists, many businesses and homeowners are hesitant to move toward sustainability due to the initial costs, as pointed out by The Energy Fix’s post in 2011. Recent construction innovations are changing this, however. homes and offices remain inefficient.
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The Ultimate Revelation Of 3D Printed Homes
Lets Build
AUGUST 11, 2017
New developments in construction are coming forth regularly, mainly with the focus on sustainability. One of these innovations is the construction method through 3D printing which has the power to change the face of development tremendously when fully evolved. Photo: Flickr.com. 3D Printing has hope for the future.
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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Community.
Natural Building
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. View my complete profile. The Earth-Sheltered Solar Greenhouse. Green Mountain Realty said.
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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything
Green Building Law Update
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Their ideas never scaled and much of their work was transferred to the Green Building Certification Inc., That said, focusing on waste alone is a very much last millennium idea involving only one late stage of life cycle analysis at a time when doing less harm is not good enough for most companies. yes, this blog will continue).
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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: The Billboard.
Natural Building
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. As a visual concept, each billboard shelter stands as a symbolic gesture of sustainability.
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Affordable Eco.
Natural Building
MARCH 29, 2011
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. View my complete profile. Puerto Vallarta Model Home. HyperAdobe. Masonry Heaters.
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Natural Building
DECEMBER 7, 2007
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. There seems to be a general lack of interesting ceiling options using sustainable building materials.
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earthbags.
Natural Building
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. View my complete profile. The Billboard Earthbag Project. Oil Dependency. Tulou Chinese Architecture.
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Managing the Process of Innovation - ENR - McGraw-Hill Construction
ENR Construction
AUGUST 21, 2012
Sustainability. Managing the Process of Innovation. It’s such a good idea, we’re working to implement it on healthcare projects nationwide. Since 2010, Skanska has invested in an organization whose sole purpose is to create a culture of innovation and actively manage the innovation process. Environment.
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Natural Building
APRIL 7, 2012
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. View my complete profile. Basic Earthbag Building DVD. Earth USA 2011.
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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Living Homes.
Natural Building
JULY 22, 2011
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. View my complete profile. Earthbag Building Guide. Adobe Homes for All Climates: a Review.
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Home Builder Perry Bigelow Leaves Behind a Legacy of Leadership, Advocacy, and Innovation
Pro Builder
JULY 8, 2022
Home Builder Perry Bigelow Leaves Behind a Legacy of Leadership, Advocacy, and Innovation. Legendary home builder and industry trailblazer Perry Bigelow passed away on July 4th, but his lifelong dedication to sustainable and affordable building is upheld by Bigelow Homes, the company he leaves behind. Fri, 07/08/2022 - 10:08.
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How European Technology Can Benefit U.S. Builders
Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
New technology promises more efficient, healthy buildings through innovation and data collection. Latest in Construction Industry Innovation. See Change: Innovation in Home Building. 3 New Innovations for the Construction Industry. See Change: Innovation in Home Building. How European Technology Can Benefit U.S.
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Viewpoint Construction Technology
JULY 19, 2018
The CFMA and Viewpoint share a common goal: transforming the construction industry and supporting its continued growth and success through continuing education, collaboration and innovation. This year’s conference theme, “Reach Out, Branch Out, Top Out” speaks to the heart of the construction industry’s collaboration efforts. Technology.
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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities
BD+C
JANUARY 2, 2024
Laboratories Designers Codes and Standards Mass Timber Building Materials Building Technology With mass timber’s growing popularity in the built environment, its intersection with the life sciences market offers an untapped potential for sustainable innovation. Here are five reasons why. Rendering courtesy SGA.
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Job Order Contracting
JULY 24, 2018
It is also knowledge-driven as is draws upon and integrated the knowledge and innovation from all participants and stakeholders – facilities management, procurement, building users, builders, A/E’s … It is also a dynamic and continuous activity. LEAN is customer-focused and outcome-focused. contact-form].
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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: The Earth.
Natural Building
OCTOBER 25, 2010
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. This simple idea is really the basis of Mikes remarkable success in greenhouse gardening.
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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis
Pro Builder
MAY 22, 2023
But the Desert Comfort Idea Home , a high-performance, net-zero–energy custom home built in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix, the latest in a series of Idea Homes produced by Pro Builder , is very real … and it delivers all of the comforts a desert oasis promises. Architects: Peterssen/Keller Architecture, Minneapolis.;
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52 Some outstanding ideas to design your home with Concrete
Construction Cost Estimating
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
In recent times, concrete home construction is gaining popularity because of the factors like sustainability, green building, disaster resistance, energy conservation, and safety. To satisfy these requirements efficiently, the engineers offer some unique design ideas. Advantages of Concrete Homes: 1.
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Digital Builder Ep 55: Sparking a Passion for Construction in Younger Generations
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 22, 2023
As part of Autodesk Research, the Autodesk Technology Centers catalyze new possibilities for making through the power of connection and a global network of innovators. ” He adds, “Coming out of school, I used to think all of the creative, innovative ideas originated from an innovation group.
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Meet the Insider: Khalil Shaiful, Deputy Director, Group Level at Boustead Projects Singapore
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 9, 2023
Khalil Shaiful, the Deputy Director, Group Level, at Boustead Projects Singapore, firmly believes in keeping a pulse on bleeding-edge technology and innovative workflows to increase productivity in the construction industry. I am a technology enthusiast and a firm believer in innovative workflow solutions.
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Retrofitting Europe’s Homes: How Digital Construction can Support Greener, Affordable Housing
Autodesk Construction Cloud
APRIL 22, 2022
But if you happened to be passing by the Kingston motorway bridge, you’d have seen one of the best innovations from the world of construction. Sitting on the grounds of a former petrol station was the COP house – a wooden cottage modelling a much more sustainable form of housing.
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