3D printing has made a name for itself as a way to speed up building construction, but it is not the only way to accomplish this goal. Australia-based robotics company FBR completed factory acceptance testing of its mobile block-laying machine Hadrian X earlier this year, and the machine recently arrived in the United States for site acceptance testing.
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The 2024 combined meeting of the ACerS Structural Clay Products Division, ACerS Southwest Section, and Clemson University’s National Brick Research Center took place in Oklahoma City, Okla., June 17–19. Nearly 120 attendees came to enjoy the networking, technical presentations, and plant tours.
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Numerous advancements in 3D-printed housing have made headlines in the past few years. This CTT highlights some recent notable achievements.
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Reducing the amount of solar radiation absorbed by a structure is one way to improve a building’s energy efficiency. A novel ceramic façade called Flexbrick offers a fast way to reduce warming.
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Since 1989, the Brick Industry Association has sponsored the Brick in Architecture Awards to recognize exceptional uses of clay brick in architecture. The 44 global winners for the 2023 awards include entries spanning the United States, Canada, China, and Mexico, plus the first-ever winner in Russia.
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Determining the degree of carbonation in a concrete structure allows for timely maintenance to avoid catastrophic failure. Researchers led by the University of São Paulo’s Physics Institute developed a luminescent material that can indicate the degree of carbonation in concrete structures in a nondestructive manner.
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More and more companies and organizations are considering the potential of mycelium, the root-like structure of most fungi, as a green construction material. Today’s CTT spotlights several recent innovations in this area.
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Further expanding the use of 3D printing in construction will require training the next generation of builders on these techniques. A new research partnership between The Ohio State University and 3D-printing construction company Pantheon Innovative Builders will help provide this training through use of COBOD International’s construction-grade BOD2 printer.
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Players in the cement and concrete sectors are working diligently to achieve a reduction in emissions. However, there are multiple gaps in knowledge about the extent of these emissions, which makes it difficult to determine how effective new initiatives are at reducing emissions. A group of researchers from several universities in the United Kingdom are conducting a large-scale study to help fill this knowledge gap.
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In the new movie Elemental, the fire character Ember uses tempered glass to patch a hole in the canal wall. But could glass be used in real life to hold back flood water? Today’s CTT considers this question and what could cause tempered glass to fail.
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