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.
Abraj Al-Bait, the complex that towers over the Great Mosque
In Mecca, 300 meters from the Great Mosque, the most important Muslim pilgrimage temple in the world, stands Abraj Al-Bait, a complex made up of seven towers each comprising a hotel. Designed to accommodate the millions of pilgrims that visit the holiest site in Islam, Abraj Al-Bait combines tradition with modern construction techniques in a unique architectural complex.
How does smart lighting adapt to the needs of a city?
A smart and connected lighting system forms part of a local, wireless and decentralized grid with local or cloud-based intelligence. Data is collected from sensors on the lampposts, whether these are cameras, daylight, movements or noise detection.
What’s New in Multifamily: Building Processes
On the multifamily front, high costs and a greater concern for the environment are spurring efforts to cut construction time and expense while increasing sustainability.