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People in Los Angeles are offering to shelter the homeless in tiny backyard...
Los Angeles county is close to building one backyard unit for the homeless as part of its $550,000 pilot program, but the remaining units could be further behind. Despite interest from both landlords...
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9 skyscrapers that will transform the London skyline by 2020
London is in the midst of an unprecedented architectural boom, with around 510 tall towers — those with more than 20 stories — planned or under construction in the next decade. Much of this...
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This robot can help build houses — and it could replace human construction...
Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have developed a robot that is able to carry out semi-autonomous construction tasks. Using environment measurement and object recognition technology,...
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A Florida home called 'Sand Palace' survived Hurricane Michael while...
Hurricane Michael obliterated nearly every structure along the coast of Mexico Beach, Florida — except for a few shoddy foundations and one pristine home. The surviving home, known to its owners as...
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Saudi Arabia's $500 billion megacity is in jeopardy after a Saudi...
Saudi Arabia is undergoing a massive construction boom. A November report found that the nation had about 4,700 active construction projects, worth a total of $852 billion. But the future of some of...
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How to hurricane-proof your home, according to an architect who designs homes...
Florida architect Geoff Chick has built numerous hurricane-resistant homes in the Gulf of Mexico, which was recently ravaged by the Category 4 Hurricane Michael. Though the safest homes are often...
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The most impressive skyscraper of 2018 has the fastest elevator in the world....
The Lotte World Tower is the tallest building in South Korea and the fifth tallest building in the world. The high-rise recently won the Emporis Skyscraper Award, which honors the top 10 skyscrapers...
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The tallest skyscrapers of 2018 include a helipad, sky gardens, and an indoor...
The year's tallest skyscrapers include a number of luxury towers around the world. The structures feature notable design elements like helipads, sky gardens, and an indoor skating rink. 2018's...
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Brad Pitt's post-Katrina housing project faces even more backlash after...
Brad Pitt's ambitious housing project tried to rebuild a New Orleans neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina, but residents are now complaining that their homes are rotting, collapsing, and caving in....
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These 3D-printed homes can be built for less than $4,000 in just 24 hours
Last March, the 3D printing company Icon produced a 350-square-foot tiny home that cost $10,000 and took just 48 hours hours to build. The company was confident that it could print a larger structure...
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Hudson Yards is the biggest New York development since Rockefeller Center....
The $25 billion Hudson Yards megadevelopment had its grand opening on March 15. The entire 28-acre project is set to be completed in 2024. Business Insider got the rundown of how each building has...
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The CEO of this $3 billion Southern California software company says he never...
Procore — a construction management software company based near Santa Barbara, California — has 12 offices around the world and touts an impressive $3 billion valuation. But as its founder and CEO...
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It turns out that Instagram influencer construction dad was actually a viral...
So...the account @justaconstructionguy was not created by a construction worker named Omar, but instead by an Austin-based coffee shop as a marketing ploy, according to Buzzfeed News. Mike McKim, the...
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Here's how this founder convinced Silicon Valley heavyweights Paul Graham and...
On Tuesday, Dubai-based Tenderd announced it raised $5.8 million in seed funding from some of the biggest names in tech investing, including Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham and Founders Fund...
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A worker fell to their death while working on an unfinished Amazon...
A worker died in an accident at an under-construction Amazon fulfillment center in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on Wednesday. Oak Creek police released a statement saying the victim was "operating a piece of...
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We're building fewer elevators and escalators — and it's evidence that...
Investor Kyle Bass says "real growth might go to zero." UBS's construction research shows the market for escalators and elevators has gone into stagnation — implying that large building construction...
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The doomsday warnings about the US housing market are getting it backward
From columnists to Nobel Prize winners, a lot of people are suddenly worried about the US housing market, even as mortgage rates decline. But recent data shows the housing market is just fine, and...
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We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck that OpenSpace, a startup using AI...
The property-tech company OpenSpace recently secured $14 million in series A funding from a number of venture-capital firms and construction companies, including WeWork. The company offers...
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Caterpillar just flashed the latest warning sign for the global economy
Caterpillar just flashed the latest warning sign for the global economy. The construction and manufacturing equipment titan, viewed as a bellwether for global industry, revealed a 6% drop in sales and...
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