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University ETH Zürich - Zürich, Switzerland - Researchers at ETH Zurich used a prototype autonomous excavator known as HEAP internally to construct a dry stone wall that was approximately 65 meters long and 6 meters high. The excavator is equipped with combined Lidar, IMU, GNSS and other joint sensing programs and demonstrated construction of a…

Phenix City, Alabama - A lumber company maintenance employee at Phenix Lumber Company in Phenix City, Alabama was pronounced deceased after getting stuck in a piece of equipment. The accident occurred during late August at around 3:30pm. Police and fire medics were dispatched to 4 Cultrate Road. Police Captain Skip Lassiter said that when…

Vancouver, Canada - Construction is set to begin on the open-air venue built in 1966. Revery Architecture is designing the new Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Amphitheatre. This new $65 million structure will be a top-notch location for celebration, culture, and social connectivity for the surrounding community and beyond. The venue will host a…

Isreal - Reports from the Jerusalem Post states that, Ackerstein Industries, based in Israel, is expanding its pioneering efforts into 3D concrete printing. Ackerstein Industries is a pioneer in developing "proprietary" eco-friendly concrete solutions for infrastructure and industrial projects with a focus on what appears to be recycled mix ins,…

United States of America / Canada - In August 2023, Canada filed for judicial review of the US Commerce Department’s decision to extend import duties on Canadian softwood lumber tariffs. This resulted in a 7.99% fee set by the US government on imports from Canadian sawmills. Ottawa remains willing to negotiate with the US after classifying the…

United States Of America - Texas A&M University researchers have recently discovered a 1,000% difference in the storage capacity of metal-free, water-based battery electrodes. Such new batteries vary from the standard lithium-ion batteries which contain cobalt. The group of researchers engaged in the study to better obtain control over the…

United States Of America- As a standard, metals serve as negative electrodes in batteries but recently, redox-active organic molecules have replaced metal materials. The redox-active organic molecules, including quinone and amine-based molecules, have been utilized as negative electrodes in rechargeable metals, specifically in air batteries with…

United States Of America - U.S. Secretary of Energy, Jennifer M. Granholm issued a statement following the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan confirmation of David Crane to serve as Under Secretary for Infrastructure at the U.S. Department of Energy. The bipartisan had a vote of 56 to 43. Granholm has stated, “David Crane has…shap the ideas and ambition…

United States Of America - On June 1, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Washington state concrete business which sued the union that represented the company’s truck drivers. The 8-1 decision overturned the lower court ruling of Glacier Northwest Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which held that Glacier is…

New Haven, Connecticut - A building which was under construction near the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut partially collapsed on June 2, 2023, after a concrete pour went off course. City officials have reported that eight construction workers have been injured, two of which are in critical condition. No fatalities have occurred. …

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Denver, Colorado - Geo Week is the intersection of geospatial + the built world. The event brings together AEC Next Expo & Conference, SPAR 3D Expo & Conference and the International Lidar Mapping Forum into a single powerhouse event. Co-located partner events include USIBD, ASPRS, MAPPS Annual Meeting. Industries covered include…

United States Of America - As reported by Tina Hilding of the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture in the Washington State University Insider, putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste makes the material substantially stronger. Such a discovery has potential to reduce seafood waste and lower carbon emissions that…

Golden, Colorado - NASA sand others are on the move, and their moving fast. Founded just a few years ago Lunar Outpost is on its way to excavate the moon. Bechtel and NASA are pushing the advancement and it is a go with awards in the millions. Who & What Colorado School of Mines' Lunar Outpost is creating technologies for autonomous lunar…

Westborough, MA & Hopkinsville, KY - Ascend Elements has announced plans to invest $310 million in Phase 1 and up to $1 billion over multiple phases to construct a sustainable lithium-ion battery materials facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with groundbreaking anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2022. The first-of-its-kind manufacturing…