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How good old mud can lower building costs
Buildings cost a lot these days. But when concrete buildings are being constructed, there's another material that can make ...
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How simple mud could cut building costs and carbon emissions
Construction costs are rising, but researchers at MIT have found a way to make building with concrete cheaper and more ...
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Choosing the Right Soil Compaction Equipment
Granular soils are loosely bound, which means that moisture drains easily. They make an excellent base for building on and ... successfully compact lifts of material up to 30 in.
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Architects swear by natural material making waves in construction industry: 'I really want to see it taken much further into the mainstream'
"We were really on this mission to try to find a material that was truly regenerative." Architects swear by natural material ...
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MIT turns mud into gold: Good old mud can lower building costs
Buildings are expensive, but using mud can make concrete buildings cheaper. MIT researchers developed a method to use treated ...
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Get Maximum Impact In the Trenches
Stone Construction Equipment, it's important for a contractor to have at least some understanding of the materials, moisture content and soil mechanics of the area to be compacted. "He will then ...
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Do you smell oil? New construction unearths contaminated soil in SLO County town
3 staff report, found that the soil was contaminated to an extent ... the general public understand encountering materials like this during construction is not uncommon,” Martin said.