The building team for the WTC’s plain petite theater, known as PAC NYC, tackled architectural, structural and logistical challenges to build the 129,000-sq-ft performance venue, with three reconfigurable performance halls and an exotic translucent marble skin.
Holcim's plan to move toward 100% renewable power at its plants is part of its pledge as a member of the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Better Climate Challenge.
One goal of the research is to identify optimum design patterns from native materials that can be used for 3D-printed horizontal construction at remote sites.
A spin-off from the state-owned VTT Technical Research Centre recently secured funding to commercialize its system of mineralizing carbon dioxide while curing precast concrete elements at atmospheric pressure.