Are Solar Roadways on the Road to Reality?
/in front, news/by CANSIt’s been called the Mother Road and the Main Street of America, but soon, Route 66 will become the testing ground for an experiment that developers hope may change our roadways. After some delays, Solar Roadways’ hexagonal glass panels will be laid over a sidewalk near a rest stop in Conway, Missouri, once a waystation […]
Agridome Offers an Efficient Northern Greenhouse
/in front, news/by CANSTraditional greenhouses are built horizontally with transparent envelopes to take advantage of the sun. Inventor Glenn Scott wants to revolutionize cold climate greenhouse designs with Agridome, a dome-shaped structure that doesn’t rely on sunlight. Read more
Bechtel Rolls Out Virtual Reality Safety Training
/in front, news/by CANSGlobal construction firm Bechtel partnered with New York City-based construction safety technology company Human Condition Safety to offer the latter’s new virtual reality (VR) immersion safety training. Read more
The State of Modular Construction
/in front, news/by CANSConstructionDIVE’s key takeaways from the OFFsite Construction Expo were: 1) offsite construction still has a long way to go, 2) planning is key when starting a prefab project; and 3) a 30-story building in 15 days is possible. Read more