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Stories in this category reflect how the construction sector is evolving in response to technical, environmental, and operational challenges by adopting tools and approaches that strengthen productivity, quality, and infrastructure resilience.
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There is a new alternative for sustainable construction: hemp
By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, October 7, 2022. Civil engineers Esteban Hidalgo and Randall Solano, graduates of the Fidélitas University in Costa Rica, generated…
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Researchers develop 3D printed plastic beams
By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, December 22, 2022. Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain, devised and patented a new technique that…
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Mexican oil industry boosts the construction sector
By: Inspenet, November 28, 2022. The production of construction companies in Mexico rebounded 1.18% in September driven by works related to the oil industry,…
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Technology and sustainability come together for better construction and design
By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, July 6, 2022. The world of architecture and interior design is a big one, and they are always looking…
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Scientists assess the potential use of volcanic ash to manufacture cement and concrete
By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, June 20, 2022. Scientists from the Concrete Science and Technology Institute (ICITECH), dependent on the Polytechnic University of Valencia…
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Saudi Arabia plans to build the world’s largest skyscrapers
By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, June 8, 2022. Sources close to the NEOM Project, announced in 2017 by the Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed…
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Build sustainably and ecologically
By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, June 8, 2022. The superadobe was created by Nader Khalili, an Iranian-American architect, who, at the age of 38,…
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Researchers study including sargassum in asphalt mixes
By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, June 6, 2022. A team of researchers from the Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM) Ciudad Madero Campus, led by…
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Scientists create a renewable biocement made entirely from waste materials
By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, May 18, 2022. Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have found a way to create biocement from…
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