Cottsway renews TPMS material contract

Cottsway Housing Association has signed a new contract with Travis Perkins Managed Services, which will provide materials for repairs and maintenance for a further seven years.

Recycled clothing mix used to repair park potholes in Kent

Maidstone Borough Council has begun a small-scale trial using a pothole repair material made partly from recycled clothing at two of its parks as it seeks lower-carbon alternatives to traditional resurfacing methods. The post Recycled clothing mix used to repair park potholes in Kent appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Lawmakers Renew Push to Update Nuclear Spent Fuel Management Policy

Effort comes as feds ramp up proposed site 'campuses' in six states for nuclear fuel fabrication, enrichment, used material reprocessing, advanced separations and waste stream management, with US program cost estimated at $50 billion

Mortenson: Mass timber use shaved $2M in costs from college build

The alternative building material and careful value engineering helped a building at Western Washington University come together with cost savings and expedited schedules, Mortenson experts said.

Quartet of architects wins approval for all-timber Norfolk treehouses

The Architects’ Journal Quartet of architects wins approval for all-timber Norfolk treehouses Material Cultures, Hudson Architects, Denizen Works and Mole Architects have been given the go-ahead for four timber treehouses in a 283ha stretch of Norfolk woodland. Each will be made largely from trees grown on the site The post Quartet of architects wins approval for all-timber Norfolk treehouses appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite

The Efficient Engineer - How Things Are Made - An Animated Introduction to Manufacturing Processes 01102019

This video looks at the different types of manufacturing processes - forming, casting, molding, machining, joining and additive manufacturing - which are used to create the everyday objects that surround us. The video explores a number of different specific manufacturing techniques, like rolling, injection molding, investment casting, sand casting, and 3D printing, and gives an overview of the pros & cons of each, to help better understand how to select the correct manufacturing process

UK Construction Week - Porcelain for outdoor design CPD (by Ceramiche Atlas Concorde), 27052021

A presentation about porcelain outdoor tiles by Francesco Sereni of Atlas Concorde highlighting: - Advantages of Porcelain Tiles - Manufacturing Process - Health & Safety and Environmental qualities - Practical advantages

Lafarge - How Cement is made, 04102017

This video provides an overview of the cement making process at Lafarge's Exshaw Cement Plant in Canada

Architects' Journals - AJ Specification - walls, ceilings and partitions, 06082020

What are architects currently specifying for walls, ceilings and partitions? Three recent buildings are discussed by their designers, who explore their approach to specification, materials and detailing

The Bureaucrat - World's first fossil-free steel manufactured in Sweden: Hybrit delivers 'green steel' to Volvo 22082021

Steel has become an essential material in our modern world. But the steel making industry is responsible for 8% of total global green house gas effect. That has to be reduces by 60% by 2050 if we meet our net carbon zero Target

Are your sheet metal components optimized for fabrication efficiency, material utilization, and manufacturing accuracy before production begins?

How do accurate precast panel details help reduce material waste and rework?

How do you optimize bar bending schedules to reduce material wastage without affecting design strength?

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