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Jan 24, 2025 | 
scaffoldmag.com | Andy Brown
The company – a subsidiary of Peri – announced the launch at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, US, where it introduced its concrete monitoring technology as part of the products of Peri USA. The Peri Group is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of formwork and scaffolding systems. Vemaventuri says that its partnership with Peri USA strengthens the company’s ability to provide its solutions to US customers and offers expertise and support in the field of formwork and sensor technology.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
pubs.rsc.org | Andy Brown |Helen Freeman |Anke Neumann |Paul Scherrer Institut
Mineralogical characteristics influence the structure and pozzolanic reactivity of thermally and mechano-chemically activated meta-kaolinites†
Increasing early age reactivity of cement replacements is a barrier to reducing the embodied carbon of blended Portland cements. Mechano-chemical activation is an emerging alternative to conventional thermal activation for clays, which can accelerate early age reactivity.
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May 29, 2024 | 
alphyco.com | Andy Brown
Throughout my career, I have witnessed the evolution of semantic analysis tools and technologies across various financial giants like UBS, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch, where I held roles including CTO and chief technology architect.
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Nov 23, 2023 | 
international-construction.com | Andy Brown
Construction is one of the world’s most important sectors but globally, it still typically performs with slim margins of roughly 5% earnings. Meanwhile, productivity growth has languished at just 1% per year over the last two decades. With little margin for error, controlling costs is vital when it comes to shaping a successful construction site. However, between weather forecasts and material costs, this can often seem like a losing battle in what is often an unpredictable operating environment.
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
international-construction.com | Andy Brown
Rescuers have drilled about halfway through fallen debris to reach 41 workers trapped for ten days inside a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas, an official said on Wednesday. The men have been stuck in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on November 12 and are safe, authorities have said, with access to light, oxygen, food, water and medicines.
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Nov 19, 2023 | 
the-media-leader.com | Andy Brown
OpinionOptimising for attention can create better outcomes for media owners and advertisers. But changing attitudes over audience numbers means challenging the status quo. For attention metrics to succeed, we have to overcome the first rule of audience measurement. Very early in my media research career, I was taken to one side and reminded by my boss that I had forgotten this rule.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
international-construction.com | Andy Brown |Tommy Wilkes
Emerging markets will need US$1.5 trillion in investment before 2035 to make new and existing buildings environmentally friendly and avoid a jump in climate-damaging emissions, a top economist at the World Bank’s private finance arm has told Reuters. Of that US$1.5 trillion, China accounts for US$1.33 trillion, reflecting its size and urbanisation, and Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Europe and Africa most of the rest, the International Finance Corporation said in a new report.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
international-construction.com | Andy Brown
At this year’s Autumn Conference of the federation of European International Contractors (EIC) a consensus was formed that a ‘New Deal’ between politics and industry is needed to create a win-win situation that rewards contractors and suppliers adequately for providing the necessary infrastructure that will facilitate the global energy transition. The global energy transition raises the defining questions of our time.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
international-construction.com | Andy Brown |Scott Murdoch
China Evergrande Group said on Thursday its founder is being investigated over suspected “illegal crimes”, the latest blow to the embattled property developer as it grapples with a debt-restructuring plan. Trading in shares of the company was suspended earlier in the day after a report that its chairman had been placed under police watch, as concerns mounted about the cash-strapped developer’s future amid growing risks of liquidation.
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Aug 3, 2023 | 
international-construction.com | Andy Brown
The study focused on the emissions that could be saved in soil compactionToday’s contractors are under closer scrutiny than ever before when it comes to sustainability, climate change and, specifically, carbon reduction on the job site, particularly on public sector projects. They are often asked to quantify, report and, in some cases, reduce CO2 generated for a given job. However, these metrics can be difficult to come by.
