University of Maine develops first 100 percent bio-based, 3D-printed home

The first bio-based, 3D-printed, 55.7-m2 (600-sf) prototype house has been developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy by University of Maine (UMaine). It features 3D-printed floors, and walls and a roof of wood fibers and bio-resins—it is fully recyclable. The post University of Maine develops first 100 percent bio-based, 3D-printed home appeared first on Construction Specifier.

UMaine’s Advances Structures and Composites Center is Positioning Maine to Lead A Mass Timber Revolution

ORONO, Maine 𑁋 The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) qualified two new grades of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) using Maine-sourced lumber.  That is, Maine lumber can now be used in CLT building construction, for buildings as high as 10 stories or more. CLT, a type of mass timber, is a solid wood panel […] The post UMaine’s Advances Structures and Composites Center is Positioning Maine to Lead A Mass Timber Revolution appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Cheddar - Why Finding A Spot For Offshore Wind Is So Tricky, 17082022

The United States currently lags in off-shore wind farming. But the Biden Administration is looking to change that, setting forth a goal of developing 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. But finding a spot to build off-shore wind farms is no easy task. In this episode Cheddar explore the differences between the land and the sea and what it takes to create the perfect offshore wind farm