Concrete is the backbone of modern construction, but its heavy environmental footprint has long been a challenge for environmentalists. Cement production alone accounts for nearly eight percent of ...

Concrete's strength and structural integrity come not only in its material properties, but also from how it's molded during construction. An architecture student has devised a clever way to build ...

The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of the eighth edition of the Now in full color, ACI's Formwork SP-4(14) Formwork for Concrete manual includes the current standards and ...

Can the type of concrete used for a project affect the formwork needed to ensure its success? Construction Week investigates the effects of self-compacting concrete on formwork. One of the latest ...

The Aarhus School of Architecture working with Asbjørn Søndergaard of Odico Formwork Robotics, has unveiled a high-performance structure deployed using a revolutionary robotic manufacturing method.

Researchers identify fabrication constraints, reinforcement integration, sensing, and quality control as key factors in ...

Owing to its exceptional properties, concrete is one of the most extensively used materials for construction. The creation of building elements using concrete involves pouring it into specially ...

The concrete industry is becoming increasingly competitive as a growing number of contractors adopt tools, such as BIM and collaboration platforms, for managing project information. Formwork is one of ...

Controlled permeability formwork (CPF) is a specialised casting technique designed to improve the surface quality and durability of cast concrete by regulating the exit of bleed water and entrapped ...