SHoP Architects’ skinny New York tower

SHoP Architects’ skinny New York tower Photos taken by Andrew Campbell Nelson show the residential tower as construction completes on its third setback – one of a series designed by New York firm SHoP to gradually narrow the already svelte structure towards the top.The milestone means that 111 West 57th has surpassed a height of […]

world’s largest airport passenger terminal in Beijing

world’s largest airport passenger terminal in Beijing The Beijing New Airport Terminal Building will be located on the opposite side of the city from Beijing’s existing Capital Airport, which was completed in 2008 by Foster + Partners but is already exceeding its planned capacity – despite being one of the biggest airports in the world. […]

What’s Coming for Construction

Last week’s bauma Media Dialog was a good introduction into what is coming to the show in April—and this is just the beginning. A bevy of announcements demonstrate how equipment and technology are evolving, leading to a smarter, safer, and more productive jobsite. Productivity in Extreme Temperatures Consider the example of Cleanfix. Company founder Ludwig […]

New Era and Rail Construction

Technology continues to advance alongside it, especially considering the need for safety on the railways. The ASCE even says that rail accidents and derailments are down nearly 50% in the last decade. Many initiatives are underway to further improve safety, such as the federal government’s interest in PTC (positive train control), which is signal technology […]

Semtech’s LoRa Technology for Buildings

Semtech’s LoRa Technology for Buildings Semtech Corporation announced that YoSmart, a high-tech enterprise company focused on smart home and life products, is integrating Semtech’s LoRa® devices and wireless technology into its new line of products for enterprise and commercial smart building Internet of Things (IoT) applications. “YoSmart provides large buildings like campuses and hotels with […]

5 technologies changing building

5 technologies changing building The construction industry, suffers from a traditional hesitancy to embrace nascent technologies, caused partly because projects take years to plan and complete. Here follows 5 of the most game-changing technologies in the construction world. Drones: Errors cause delays and increase costs, making inexpensive drones a no-brainer, according to Shakti Shaligram of […]

how Smart Home helps to cope with climate change

This infographic shows how Smart Home helps to cope with climate change. Perhaps it’s a bit distant to be the smart home to tackle climate change, but do not forget that the smart home of the future goes beyond a simple e-manual for an ideal human life, energy reduction and the use of fossil fuels […]

6 Top tourism technology that changes the future of this industry

The advent of technology has changed the tourism industry and made communication between tourism companies more creative and faster with the customers. According to Global Data, using the various technologies can be improved and more efficient, resulting in better customer needs and expectations. The company’s report shows that the growing trend of top-notch tourism technology […]

Amsterdam Edge Building Netherlands; The World’s Most Intelligent Building

The building is an innovative office center in Amsterdam that delivers the name of the world’s most intelligent building. Its architectural goal is to create an intuitive, comfortable environment for employees who want to inspire sustainable building design in the world. The building with 40,000 square meters of office space opened in 2015 and received […]