The Usefulness Of The Tower Crane
Talk About Lofty Expectations! No self-respecting, large-scale construction project involving tall buildings or the need to lift items high into the air would be complete without a tower crane. Although there are variations, all tower cranes share the same basic...
How California Builders Prepare For Net Energy Homes
Net-Zero energy building techniques are trickling into the California housing sector. Eager students have been invited to “take the ball and run with it” by teachers as a means of continuing learning that had previously taken place. The enthusiasm seen by the...
What Caused The Tragedy at Grenfell Tower
It’s the stuff of nightmares... Fire in a high-rise building. Regardless of where one lives in the world, tall buildings exist and they all share one disconcerting characteristic… Above a certain height, ladders and fire cannons are unable to reach both the fire...
Revealing the Ancient Romans Secrets Of Concrete
A number of months ago, the History of Concrete provided an overview of how something so inherently simple played a crucial role in the development of our modern world. Most people know that the ancient Romans mastered the use of this material as evidenced by the...
Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE, Tallest Building In The World
Burj Khalifa. There’s Tall, and Then There’s TALL! Peter Ellis revolutionized the world when he created Liverpool’s Oriel Chambers (1864), the first building to utilize an iron frame and glass “curtain walls”. This served as the genesis for the world’s first true...
