Texas high-rise to boast North America’s tallest living wall
A significant amount of greenery is headed to inner-city Dallas, Texas, in the form of a new high-rise that will boast North America’s tallest living wall. Located at 1899 McKinney Avenue, the building will rise to a height of 320 ft (97.5 m) and feature 40,000...Will 3D printing be an answer for building more affordable homes?
A project in southern California will put onsite fabrication to the test against other construction modes. California’s chronic shortage of affordable housing has been well documented. Conor Dougherty, an economics reporter for the New York Times, states, in his new...Royal Society asks how technology can help achieve Net Zero carbon emissions
The Royal Society is running a project to study how digital technologies can best protect our planet’s environment and ultimately help achieve help achieve net zero carbon emissions. The ambitious question it is asking is: How can digital technologies be harnessed to...SMART Competition Design Consideration
The current pandemic is an opportunity for architects and engineers to rethink facility design issues. One of the key design questions to consider: “What changes can an architect or engineering professional make when factors like biohazards or viruses must be included...SMART Competition Activity Suggestion
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many schools all over the to close their doors and consider different remote education options. According to Mark Schneider, one of the competition organizers, “Since the SMART Competition is offered in a 100% virtual environment, the...
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