Around the world, societies and industries are attempting to devise solutions to the great problem of our time, sustainability. By coupling a global economy (…)
Self-Healing Concrete – Future-Proofing the Oldest of...
By David O'Neill
It goes without saying that concrete is big business. It is one of the oldest building materials known to man with a rich history (…)
Green Infrastructure
By David O'Neill
Growth across the construction industry has long been a balance between the habitation and infrastructure needs of an ever-growing population and the requirements of (…)
Wellbeing Living – Building Smart in a Post Pandemic ...
By David O'Neill
As we now find ourselves two years into the pandemic, the onus is on us all to develop new and innovative ways of living (…)
Bringing Longevity to the EV Market
By David O'Neill
The electric vehicle (EV) market is, despite the fanfare and encouragement, still very much in its infancy. While early adopters of the vehicles are (…)
Collectively Changing the Climate
By David O'Neill
Change takes time. Not only that, it needs a delicate balance of innovation, hard work and luck. However, the unfortunate truth is that with (…)
Construction for Change – Innovation Through Equality
By David O'Neill
Recent history, both economic and environmental, has been dramatic to say the least. As external pressures are crushing the fragile recovery being experienced across (…)
Diversity in Construction
By David O'Neill
As construction continues to rebound from the wider economic damage caused by the pandemic, challenges remain. Resulting from the ongoing supply issues, postponements and (…)
Bridges to Prosperity
Bridges to Prosperity — By David O'Neill
The construction industry is one that is borne from necessity; a simple equation that has served its customers and the wider world very well (…)
Bioconstruction – Building the Natural Way
By David O'Neill
In the past number of years, business owners have become ever more accepting of the need for accountability, particularly in the area of emissions (…)
Passive House – Innovation with Comfort
By David O'Neill
The creative ingredients involved in an external design are manifold. Location and climate, materials and vision; all of these factors combine to form an (…)
A Green Response to the Housing Crisis
By David O'Neill
In March and April of 2020, the US economy lost almost 22 million jobs across all sectors, leaving the unemployment rate at 14.7%. Almost (…)
Exoskeletons – Where Science Fiction Meets Construction
By David O'Neill
In an ideal scenario, health and safety would not need to be a consideration in a professional setting. The idea of risking your life, (…)
Smart Cities
By David O'Neill
While nations are at various stages of what is evidently a non-linear and inequitable recovery, the trajectory is finally, moving forward. After eighteen exhausting (…)
Augmented Reality – The Future is Visual
By David O'Neill
Industry leaders within the construction world know how to get things done. In fact, given that buildings and structures have been around as long (…)
Innovation with Global Potential
CarbonCure — By David O'Neill
Now, more than ever before, sustainability is at the forefront of business operations and it forms part of all essential decisions in terms of (…)
Reimagining the World of Construction
Built Robotics — By David O'Neill
On February 18th, after almost seven months in space, the NASA Perseverance Rover landed safely on Mars. Video and audio of the landing was (…)
Future Building, Today
ICON — By David O'Neill
Events of the past year have shown that as a society, both nationally and globally, we still have much to learn about reacting to, (…)
A Roadmap to Green Success
By Will Henderson
With emissions growing annually and a greater acknowledgement of the need for innovation and change, New York is pressing ahead with a bold new (…)