Engineering
New eye-tracking technologies being developed by Australian engineers to identify building defects early in the construction process could save companies millions of dollars, time, and resources.
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Engineering
When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey in the early morning hours of Feb. 6, it was identified as the most powerful seismic incident to hit the country since 1939. When a 7.6 magnitude earthquake was triggered ...
Apr 7, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
More than 40% of all U.S. energy use and greenhouse gas emissions are associated with the building sector. A study from Florida Tech researchers is exploring whether machine learning can help reduce this environmental impact.
Apr 7, 2023
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Engineering
Almost 40% of global CO2 emissions are caused by the construction and building sector. When energy and building materials production are factored in, it accounts for about 28% in Germany. The German government's goal is to ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping modernize power management and enhance reliability in an increasingly complex electric grid.
Apr 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A building material that combines coconuts, lemons and modified wood could one day be enough to heat and cool your home. The three renewable sources provide the key components of a wood composite thermal battery, which was ...
Mar 31, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Neural networks, a type of machine-learning model, are being used to help humans complete a wide variety of tasks, from predicting if someone's credit score is high enough to qualify for a loan to diagnosing whether a patient ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Engineering
Being able to withstand hurricane-force winds is the key to a long life for many buildings on the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast of the U.S. Determining the right level of winds to design for is tricky business, but support ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Engineering
After a building failure due to natural disasters or poor structural design, safety inspectors must enter a structure to assess the damage before occupants can return. Researchers in the Penn State Department of Architectural ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Engineering
The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) have developed a smart sensor that detects signs of ground or structure collapses and a real-time remote monitoring system.
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In architecture, construction, engineering and real estate development the word building may refer to one of the following:
In this article, the first usage is generally intended unless otherwise specified.
Buildings come in a wide amount of shapes and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses and aesthetic reasons.
Buildings serve several needs of society - primarily as shelter from weather and as general living space, to provide privacy, to store belongings and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat into the inside (a place of comfort and safety) and the outside (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasess of artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become part of the design process of many new buildings.
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