Recommended Reading

The following are links to current and relevant articles, press releases, and blog posts recommended by Deternoz Engineering to members of our industry.

50 Hudson Yards

10/09/21 | Website Link | "Welcome to the Future of Work"

Reset your expectations. Better than its unbeatable location. More than its every-need-met design capabilities. Above and beyond its hospitality-level service. Read More...

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The Integration of Weather and Climate Data Across the Construction Lifecycle

BIM Today

12/6/19 issue | 8/27/19 Article

Integrating accurate weather and climate data into BIM can cut costs for construction projects in the planning and development stage, as well as mitigating the longer-term climate challenges of tomorrow.

For years, weather data has been used in the construction industry; historical data to support contractual claims for extensions of time or forecast data for a broad overview of upcoming conditions. The Met Office has over 40 years’ experience in the construction sector and works closely with businesses at all stages in the production lifecycle, consulting on ways of mitigating the most impactful weather scenarios. Read More...

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America’s Largest Timber Building is Complete, and it May Be the Future of Construction

By Evan Nicole Brown - Fast Company

11/27/19

In 2017, Leers Weinzapfel Associates constructed a building completely out of timber at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Lauded for its energy-saving radiant flooring and storm water roof runoffs that redirect water back to the Connecticut River, the John W. Olver Design Building not only won the architecture firm several awards, but would inspire a string of sustainable and wood-based buildings. Read More...

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Engineers Build Plastic Waste Bricks Inspired by Nature

PBCToday - Construction Technology News

11/26/19

A new brick constructed using 3D printing and made from domestic plastic waste has been proven to provide 10 times better insulation than traditional bricks. Researchers at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) have created the new brick using 3D printing and lattice architecture technologies, which involves crisscrossing strips of the plastic materials to form a grid or weave. Read More...

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Developing City-scale Digital Twin Applications

PBCToday - Construction Technology News

11/25/19

Dr Timea Nochta, a research associate at the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction at the University of Cambridge, makes the case for city-scale digital twin applications to engage with the urban societies and socio-political processes they aim to serve. Read More...

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Outlook on the Global $1.57Bn 3D Printing Construction Market Boom, 2019 - 2024

GlobeNewswire

11/23/19

/EIN News/ -- Dublin, Nov. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "3D Printing Construction Market by Material Type (Concrete, Metal, Composite), Construction Method (Extrusion, Powder Bonding), End-Use Sector (Building, Infrastructure), Region (North America, Europe, APAC, ROW) - Global Forecast to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.