British researchers have created a new style of vaulted floor that could reduce the use of concrete and help reduce the construction industry’s carbon footprint.

The ‘thin shell’ vaulted floor was developed by a team of structural engineers, mathematicians and manufacturing experts from the universities of Bath, Cambridge and Dundee. Compared to a traditional flat floor, the innovation would use 75% less concrete and 60% less carbon in its construction.

The curved arch-like structure is covered with standard raised floor panels to create a flat surface. Created by the UKRI-funded ACORN (Automating Concrete Construction) research project, the arch-shaped floor design takes advantage of the “inherent natural properties and forces” of concrete, the team said.

Dr Paul Shepherd, Principal Investigator for ACORN and Reader in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Bath, said: “Achieving the net zero targets recently ratified at COP26 will require significant changes to the share of the construction industry, which is responsible for around half of the UK’s total emissions.

“Given that concrete is the most consumed material in the world after water, and its production contributes more than 7% of global CO2 emissions, the easiest way for construction to begin its journey to zero net is to use less concrete.”

Currently, most building floors use thick flat slabs of solid concrete, which rely on the flexural strength of concrete to support loads. Concrete is not good at resisting the stress induced by bending, so these floors need steel reinforcement. Instead, ACORN’s approach is to use concrete for what it does best: resist compression.

By placing the material only where it is needed and ensuring that it works in compression, the ACORN design uses less concrete. The researchers noted that the form may prove impractical to achieve using traditional temporary forms, so they also developed an automated adaptable mold and robotic concrete spraying system that can be used in a construction environment. off-site factory.

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Along with this new style of manufacturing, the team developed bespoke software to optimize floors for a given building design and control the automated manufacturing system to produce them.

Since the floor is fabricated off-site, it must also be transported to the site and then assembled. The team divided the large floor into nine transportable pieces and developed a connection system to fit the pieces together.

The ACORN team said they have also incorporated reversible joints, so the floor can be dismantled and reused elsewhere at the end of the building’s life, promoting a circular economy in construction.

The practicality of the system has been demonstrated to industrial partners ACORN realizing a building shell thin-size of 4.5 mx 4.5 m in NRFIS Laboratory of Civil Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge.

According to the team, early results suggest that ACORN’s approach can generate “significant carbon savings”, with future research likely to lead to more as processes are optimized. Each piece took only half an hour to make despite being the first of its kind, and the whole floor took a week to assemble – future commercial versions could be made faster in dedicated industrial facilities, according to the researchers.

Rishi Sunak is urged to delay a ban on the use of ‘red diesel’ on construction sites and in factories when it will cost businesses hundreds of millions of pounds and trigger a wave of business collapses.

The Chancellor has pledged to end the use of low-tax fuel in construction and manufacturing from April this year as part of the government’s push to cut carbon emissions.

But construction industry groups and MPs warn it will lead to up to £500million in additional costs for businesses and jeopardize economic recovery.

Ministers insist the shake-up will spur the development of greener technologies such as the hydrogen fuel cells being developed by JCB – but the companies have stressed there is currently no realistic alternative to diesel more expensive white.

Alasdair Reisner, chief executive of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association, warned that larger companies would be able to absorb the extra costs, but many smaller businesses that have been battered during the pandemic will go to the wall as a result.

The association estimates the hit to businesses could be between £300m and £500m. A survey last summer found that a fifth of construction companies feared the added burden would make their business unviable.

Mr Reisner said: “There are serious concerns about this change – it is the number one issue we are hearing about at the moment.

“The changes to red diesel will cause very significant cost pressures for construction companies, at a time when they are already facing a series of other cost increases.

“Our members know they have to play their part in getting to net zero, but for the green revolution to be sustainable you also need a sustainable industry – you have to ask yourself if that will be the case if we have a big number of failures as a result of these changes.

“At this time, I think there is reason to delay the introduction of change, due to the economic circumstances we find ourselves in at the moment.”

He said that while some companies passed on the costs by charging customers more, others would not have realized the increased costs until too late and would find themselves having to take a financial hit on projects already agreed for this year. .

KUALA LUMPUR (February 15): It is too early to assess the impact of the new material developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), described as “stronger than steel but as light as plastic”, on steelmakers local.

A team of chemical engineers from MIT said they recently developed a new material that can be easily produced in large quantities.

It is a two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets, unlike all other polymers that form one-dimensional spaghetti-like chains.

The researchers found that the new material’s modulus of elasticity – a measure of the force required to deform a material – is four to six times greater than that of bulletproof glass. They also found that the yield strength, or the force needed to break the material, is twice that of steel, even though the material is only about one-sixth the density of steel.

Although this is a groundbreaking discovery, UOB Kay Hian Securities (M) Sdn Bhd said this development is still in its infancy and may take some time before this new material can be mass-produced and used commercially.

“Historically, for new research and innovations to be commercialized and gain significant market share across the world, it takes at least 50 to 100 years.

“I believe that even if this new material were to be introduced to the market, it cannot completely replace steel as a whole, especially as a building material in the construction industry. Rather, it may find its use more relevant for other things like protective coating for phones or car parts,” UOB analyst Noor Hazmy Noor Hazin said in an email response to The edge.

According to him, there have been attempts to find substitutes for steel, such as aluminum, wood, stone, concrete, etc., but steel remains relevant all these years.

“Steel still remains relevant in these years as industries like construction still prefer to use it as one of the main building materials due to its unique properties – its strength and elongation, its malleability, its non-flammability and its recycling, etc.

“Furthermore, the steel also went through [on top of ongoing research] various new product innovations and improvements in the steel manufacturing process to make it a much better product, low cost and environmentally friendly at the same time.

“Steel is a multi-trillion dollar industry that has been around for over 100 years. It is deeply rooted in many industries (construction, engineering, etc.) in various supply chains (iron ore, coal, scrap metal and others) around the world. Therefore, I think it’s not economically viable to completely replace steel, at least not in the near future,” Hazmy said.

Meanwhile, Choo Swee Kee, chief investment officer of TA Investment Management Bhd, said The edge there will be an impact on steel demand if the new material developed by MIT proves to be superior.

“However, as with any new material or product, it will take time to gain widespread acceptance. There are many other considerations when introducing new materials, such as cost, ease of use, resistance to heat, sunlight and UV rays, rain, et cetera,” Choo said.

Difficult outlook for steel, but demand expected to increase in 2022

UOB’s Hazmy expects local steelmakers to still be profitable in 2022, but with lower margins as average selling prices fall, transportation costs rise and raw material prices rise .

In Malaysia, Hazmy said, local demand is slowly recovering as construction activity picks up with the easing of the movement control order, but remains weak without any major pump priming activity from the side. of the government.

“As the oversupply situation in the local steel market persists, I believe that some steel companies will continue to export their products overseas to capture the growing demand in the regional market. As China aggressively limits its own steel production to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, it will need to increase its steel imports to meet the country’s economic growth, given that China is the largest producer and steel consumer in the world. Ultimately, this could benefit steel players in Asia, including Malaysia.

“However, I think global steel prices may have peaked given China’s plan to limit its raw material prices as part of its carbon neutral program. As such, I expect local prices to gradually decline going forward but still remain strong (above the historic range of around RM2,300/mt) as demand increases locally and regionally,” Hazmy said.

The analyst said the UOB has a “pending” call for Ann Joo Resources Bhd and Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd.

“They are currently trading close to our target prices of RM2.01 and RM2.05 [respectively] (five to six times the 2022 price-earnings, close to the historical average). Our local steel bar price assumption for 2022 is RM2,700/ton,” he explained.

TA’s Choo added that he was positive about the outlook for steel this year despite a large backlog of infrastructure projects delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Steel demand will likely increase when these projects pick up or start up. Some major economies like the United States and India are also increasing their infrastructure spending to boost their national economies after Covid-19,” Choo said.

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Tahoe Boston builders’ headaches include lumber prices, labor issues, land and material shortages. Builderonline.com recently reported that “latest lumber price hikes add more than $18,600 to new homes.” Last May, feeling the effects of the pandemic, lumber prices soared to $1,500 per thousand board feet. Prices then stabilized a little.

By the end of December, according to Random Lengths, “the price of lumber exceeded $1,000 per thousand board feet, an increase of 167% since last August.” Reasons for the increases include supply chain bottlenecks, doubling of tariffs on Canadian lumber imports and a damaging wildfire season in the western United States and Colombia. -British.

What’s a constructor to do? Catherine Bassick of Boston-based Bassick Real Estate Advisors is a longtime producer who sold the first single-family home for over $100 million in the United States and works closely with luxury builders.

Bassick offers insider insight into the issues Greater Boston builders are facing with soaring lumber prices. “These price increases affect all segments of the wood supply. Between Canadian tariffs, labor shortages at Georgia-Pacific, one of the largest lumber processors, and lenders placing timber reserves on construction loans, the impact on builders is huge. Supply chain issues are causing builders to use the lumber they receive immediately to meet construction deadlines. Bassick’s advice to those looking for a new home: “If buyers find a home they’re looking for, they really should buy it now.”

Moving about 2,900 miles west of Lake Tahoe, luxury builders face various challenges. Clifton Taylor, president of Taylor Builders, is a leading builder in Northern California and Northstar in Lake Tahoe. “In recent years, the Lake Tahoe market has been explosive. Land is a finite resource in the Tahoe area, and because of that, there are only a few viable projects over the next two decades,” says Taylor. “This puts a lot of pressure on existing inventory. At Northstar, there is a strong demand for custom lots and built inventory.”

Lake Tahoe is also experiencing labor shortages in the construction industry as well as shortages of building materials. “What’s happening is that houses are now more expensive to build while also taking longer to complete. People don’t want to hear that it will take three years to build their house,” Taylor attests.

Jeff Brown, owner and managing director of Tahoe Mountain Realty, has been selling luxury residential real estate in Lake Tahoe for several decades. “Weather is the biggest variable for us in this industry. There is a certain lifespan for an asset here. If a homeowner can’t occupy a home for several years, that could be 25% of the lifespan. asset if you’re only looking to own a home here for, say, maybe 8 to 10 years,” Brown said.

It’s no surprise that vacation home buyers in a ski resort want to be able to use that home as soon as possible. “Shortages of labor and materials have a definite impact on raw land sales. Under normal circumstances, the period between acquisition and occupancy, including design, engineering, permits and construction, is about 12 to 18 months. Now it’s doubled,” Brown said.

“We’ve had a number of raw land transactions that didn’t happen. Instead, these buyers bought a finished home that may not have everything they wanted,” adds- he.

Buying a finished home, imperfect or not, is not easy to do in today’s even hotter than hot market.

Bassick Real Estate Advisors and Tahoe Mountain Realty are exclusive members of Forbes Global Propertiesa consumer marketplace and member network of elite brokerages selling the most luxurious homes in the world.

SEATTLE, February 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — According to Consistent market informationThe Global construction management software market was rated at US$1.4 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach US$2.6 billion by 2028 to a 8.2% CAGR between 2021 and 2028.

Construction managers can benefit from using site management software. This software offers the ability to generate accurate construction schedule estimates for large and small projects. The software has the ability to help plan, organize, allocate and track various resource resources and then generate resource estimates in a timely manner. Through the use of this software, project managers will be able to ensure that construction schedule accuracy is achieved, project deadlines are met, costs are minimized, and resources used are of a use. optimal for the estimated budget. Thanks to precise management of the construction schedule, contractors will be able to meet their delivery deadlines and budgets.

Apart from construction management software, it is also advisable to use business process software integrated with construction management software. Together, these two programs improve each other in terms of efficiency, productivity, effectiveness, and the level of collaboration expected among team members. These business process software also allow project managers to make better use of all project resources making better use of time, energy and costs by streamlining processes. Similarly, these systems also allow business process managers to create reports containing both financial and non-financial information regarding the project.

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Market factors:

The launch of new products is expected to propel the growth of the global market construction management software market over the forecast period. For example, in March 2020Sage has launched Sage Intacct Construction, a new cloud-based financial management solution.

Moreover, the increasing adoption of construction management software is also expected to contribute to the growth of the market. For example, in November 2021BESIX Watpac, a multi-disciplinary construction company, has chosen Pegasus, an Avetta company, to manage workplace safety standards and workforce compliance on the Sydney Barangaroo Tube Station project.

Market opportunities

The increase in funding is expected to provide lucrative growth opportunities for players in the global construction management software market. For example, in November 2021Mosaic Building Group, a US-based construction technology start-up, raised $44 million in a Series B funding round led by Peak State Ventures, to automate the construction planning process.

Measures aimed at improving construction workforce management are also expected to provide lucrative growth opportunities for players in the global construction management software market. For example, in October 2021Procore Technologies, Inc. has acquired LaborChart, a provider of labor management software for trade contractors and self-employed general contractors.

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Major players operating in the global construction management software market are focusing on adopting merger and acquisition strategies to expand their product portfolio. For example, in October 2020CoConstruct, the U.S. SaaS provider of project, financial and customer management software for the construction industry, has acquired CBUSA, a U.S.-based buying network of homebuilder groups, to complement its existing building.

Likewise, in March 2019TriBuild Inc., a SaaS provider for the construction industry, has acquired Radar Construction Software Inc., a cloud-based construction management software company.

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Competitive Landscape:

Key players operating in the global construction management software market include, Autodesk Inc., Buildertrend, Bentley Systems, Inc., BuildStar Technologies, Inc., Buildtools Inc., CATCloud., CMiC., ConstructConnect, e-Builder Inc., eSUB Inc., Jonas Construction Software Inc., Kahua, Inc. , Oracle, PlanGrid, Inc., Odoo SA, Procore Technologies, Inc., Sage Group plc, Systemates, Inc., Trimble Navigation Limited and Viewpoint Inc.

Key players operating in the global construction management software market are focusing on adopting partnership strategies to enhance their market share. For example, in November 2021, Kahua has partnered with VariQ Corporation, a provider of cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and cloud services for federal, state, and local governments. VariQ has joined the Kahua ecosystem as a certified solution provider to deliver solutions on the Kahua platform.

Market segmentation :

On the basis of deployment, the global construction management software market is segmented into:

On the basis of end-user, the global construction management software market is segmented into:

• Builders and contractors
• Site managers
• Engineers & Architects

On the basis of region, the global construction management software market is segmented into:

• North America
• Latin America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Middle East & Africa

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The husband and wife team of Joseph and Melissa Irons, co-owners of Irons Brothers Construction, were both honored at the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish County (MBAKS) gala last month.

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Melissa Irons received the Sandy McAdams Woman of the Year 2021 Award, which recognizes a member of the MBAKS Building Professional Women Council who demonstrates excellence and commitment to making a difference in her professional life and community. .

Joseph Irons received the 2021 MBAKS Outstanding Service Award.

Described as a pioneer woman in the construction industry, Melissa Irons is Director of Marketing and Operations for Irons Brothers Construction. A former registered nurse, Melissa has been involved in the care of patients and her team of nurses as a manager, mentor and educator. This role continued in her career in home improvement, where she was committed to giving back to the building industry by volunteering as a member of the Master Builders Association (MBA).

She has helped implement several public awareness campaigns for the MBA and mentors women through the organization’s Professional Women in Building Council (PWB).

Thanks to the Rampathon and Painting a Better tomorrow events via the Master Builders Association, Melissa has been building wheelchair ramps for those in need since 2007. In 2021, she volunteered for the first PWB Planter Box Build event, teaching students how to measure, use power tools, and actually build and paint a planter that they could take home and use.

She is active with the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Seattle Business Association and is a member of the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Council.

She received the Remodelers Council Member of Excellence award in 2016.

Melissa Irons received her award from Kimberly Martin, President of the PWB 2021, who described Irons as “one of those women helping to connect members with other members in business to aid them in their professional growth and commercial, as well as exposure to opportunities within the construction industry and the community.

“She continually leads by example and we are delighted to recognize her as the Woman of the Year,” said Martin.

Receiving the MBAKS Exceptional Service Award, Irons Brothers President and CEO Joseph Irons was cited for his significant contributions to the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, including the service in many leadership roles. He was chairman of the MBA Executive Board and Association in 2016, and in 2011 and 2009 he was named MBA Remodeler Member of the Year.

He was also 1st Vice President of the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) in 2021 and has just been elected President of BIAW for 2022. He has been named recipient of the National Association of Home Builders Young Professional Region Award. E in 2018.

As the COVID pandemic unfolded, Joseph participated in the development of the COVID-19 Safety Toolkit Program for MBA and BIAW, which has helped members across the country learn how to be safe. on their sites and remain open despite the health care crisis.