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Construction is adopting new materials and digital workflows at a pace the industry has not seen in decades. Building envelopes now generate power, project data moves through cloud platforms, and field crews report progress from tablets instead of paper logs. A useful way to track the change is to follow one innovation at a time, […] The post Modern Construction Technology: Materials, Management,…

Construction group Matthäi Schlüsselfertigbau has established an in-house construction 3D printing division following the completion of its own headquarters in Selsingen, Lower Saxony, a two-storey, 364 m² (3,920 ft²) office whose walls were printed in roughly 105 hours on a COBOD BOD2 and which the company occupied in July 2026. The subsidiary belongs to Matthäi,…
Granolithic flooring is a cement-based topping laid over a structural slab to create a hard-wearing surface for factories, warehouses, and workshops. The material is a mix of Portland cement and fine aggregates such as crushed granite or other resistant rock, applied in a layer usually 20 to 40 millimeters thick. It looks much like ordinary […] The post Granolithic Flooring: Construction Method, …

Over the past decades, timber has expanded its presence in contemporary architecture —driven both by the development of new construction technologies and by the rediscovery of traditional building techniques, all with a focus on lower-impact environmental solutions. Schools are among the building types that best reflect this movement : it is in these environments that the environmental, construct…
Investors are betting millions on Kind Designs, a startup using large-format concrete printing to turn ordinarily flat coastal barriers into customized infrastructure with habitat features and architectural appeal.

Cement and building materials company Titan America has launched xForm3D, a U.S.-patented 3D printable concrete technology designed for automated construction across residential, commercial, infrastructure, and coastal applications. The company positioned the product as a direct response to labor shortages, demand for faster project delivery, and the need for more affordable housing solutions. “T…

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