October 29, 2018

Keeping the Night Sky Dark is a Necessity for Human and Environmental Sustainability

Second in a three part Dark Sky series “Darkness is as essential to our biological welfare, to our internal clockwork, as light itself.” -Verlyn Klinkenborg, “Our Vanishing Night,” National Geographic magazine, November 2008 Last week in the first article of our three part series on Dark Skies , we took a look at the Dark […]

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The Exciting Future of Self-Healing Materials – Part 2

Last month, I discussed the exciting potential of self-healing concrete to reduce global carbon emission and reduce the enormous cost of replacing cracked concrete.  Today, I will discuss another innovation to a material that is almost as ubiquitous as concrete, asphalt!  None other than the same researches that are innovating self-healing concrete at Delft University

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Construction Cost Per Square Foot for College Laboratories

Our posts on construction cost data per square foot for various project types are so popular, that I will continue updating them more frequently as this is fairly time sensitive data. Please note the date on the blog posts so you know that you are viewing the most current information. Also, click HERE for other

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Liberty Hill City Administration Building – Construction

Construction started last month on the new City of Liberty Hill administration building which is being building on an infill lot located in the old downtown area of Liberty Hill. The foundation slab is complete and the CMU elevator shaft is about halfway finished. Framing and parking lot paving will be starting within the next

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Colorado Homebuilding Academy

Colorado Homebuilding Academy

If you’ve been keeping up on the news in Colorado’s residential sector, you’ve probably noticed that the state (and most of the nation) is experiencing a housing shortage. In 2018 alone, the Denver Post has reported that Denver may have a deficit of up to 32,000 homes and apartments this year, how builders can’t keep

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