When is a building considered a skyscraper?
Discover the world of skyscrapers. Learn their definition, construction, and famous examples. Explore engineering marvels that define urban landscapes.
Construction costs will drop in 2023, according to the experts
Find out what experts and data say about the possibility of construction costs going down in 2023, including the impact of the current recession.
Drone delivery is about to get real
Zipline and Wing, two of the world’s leading drone delivery companies, are amping up their operations in preparation for wide-scale U.S. deployment starting next year.
Lustron, the failed initiative to create prefabricated homes made entirely from steel
Lustron homes are a piece of American history: discover all the details about them, floor plans and how they stood the test of time.
Utah Wants to Build the World’s Longest Gondola to Solve Traffic
It is rare for a state department of transportation to propose solving a traffic problem with anything other than a highway widening. It is even rarer for it to suggest a gondola.
The World’s Largest 3D-Printed Neighborhood Is Here
Building homes with a 3D printer is quieter, cleaner and more efficient, than conventional construction sites.
AAA: Fear of Self-Driving Cars on the Rise
Drivers Increasingly Anxious as Autonomous Technology Advances.
Wunder Mobility is enabling operators to help cities migrate to sharing
Wunder Mobility, based in Hamburg, provides software solutions and sharing ready vehicles for shared mobility.
Powering the Future of Sustainable Mobility
Major urban hubs have dense and growing populations that strain the existing built environment and infrastructure, contributing to road congestion, air and noise pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
This is what the Maldives Floating City of the future will look like
The Maldives Floating City project defines itself as “the first development of a new era in which Maldivians return to the water with resilient eco-friendly floating projects.” This will be achieved by placing 5,000 homes along a flexible grid across a 200-hectare lagoon.