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Efficiency

Sense and nonsense of rainwater usage

Water is a precious commodity without which the human organism cannot survive. However,...
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29 Oct
Efficiency

Plastic as a replacement for cement: Stronger...

Used plastic bottles which make foundations, bridges and walkways more stable? Students...
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17 Sep
Efficiency

These 3 German corporate headquarters have se...

In March, the European headquarters of Bloomberg in London achieved 98.5 points at the...
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10 Sep
Building Trends, Efficiency

An old material rediscovered: Wood-concrete

Wood and concrete are two materials that could hardly be more different. Each has its own...
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6 Sep
Efficiency

Eyes from above: Drones on construction sites

Maybe UAVs - Unmanned Area Vehicles - will at some point become an integral part of our...
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16 Aug
Efficiency

Quiet at last - Improved sound insulation in ...

More and more people are taking advantage of the positive ecological and physical...
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9 Aug
Efficiency

Independent and self-supporting: Life in self...

It is getting cramped on earth. World population is growing by 2.5 people per second. Our...
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6 Aug
BIM, Efficiency

Technical Interoperability between BIM Tools ...

One of the basic goals of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an efficient information...
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30 Jul
Efficiency

How sustainable is energy efficiency?

Energy efficiency and sustainability are trendy (and hopefully sustainable). It ranges...
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23 Jul
Efficiency

Smart Homes – Trend and Challenge

The demand for an automated and remote-controllable home is continuously increasing. The...
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2 Jul
Efficiency

From the kitchen to the mountain: Tunneling a...

Tunnel construction is a labor-intensive and time-consuming endeavor. It is true that the...
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7 Jun
Efficiency

Unbeatable air improvers: Building materials ...

Air pollution is a serious problem that claims more than one million lives worldwide...
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4 Jun