by admin | Mar 31, 2014 | Industry
An estimated 7 million people died due to air pollution globally in 2012, with more than half of the deaths linked to indoor smoke from cook stoves, according to a report by the World Health Organization. Air pollution is now the “single largest environmental...
by admin | Mar 27, 2014 | Industry
Construction of Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower, which at over 1km will become the world’s tallest building upon completion, is set to begin in Jeddah next month. UK construction trade magazine Building reported that above ground work on the $1.2bn project, which is...
by admin | Mar 20, 2014 | Industry
It sounds like an idea for a niche movie aimed at sci-fi anoraks: a floating magnetic net that harnesses tonnes of wayward space junk and makes the overcrowded orbital lanes above Earth’s atmosphere safe for future exploration. Yet that is what scientists...
by admin | Mar 13, 2014 | Industry
With the switchover to daylight saving time just around the corner, you might wonder why we go to the trouble of springing forward and falling backward every year. It turns out that more daylight gives us more time to shop, drive, grill and perfect our golf game. What...
by admin | Mar 6, 2014 | Industry
MJM + A Architects PLLC, an award-winning Manhattan-based architectural practice, recently unveiled their plans for the construction of Hudson Spire, a 110 story, 1,800 foot tall tower that would become the tallest building in North America. The structure will include...
