As the article mentions, densified wood already exists as a product [1]. But it's basically never used for building materials. As far as I can tell it's main use-case is for electrical transformer support pads and…
Posted this in another thread, but there’s some neat photos from the 60s of the telescope under construction here: https://www.naic.edu/history_gal/historicgal.html Beyond the scientific value, it is (was) just a neat…
I was in St. Simons a few months ago, and was able to see this ship first hand. It’s enormous, sitting on its side in what looks like just a few feet of water. It’s close to the shore, maybe a thousand or 1500 feet out.…
A shame. Beyond the loss to science, the equipment itself was impressive. A 900-ton observation platform is like a multistory building suspended a few hundred feet in the air, in the middle of the jungle. An interesting…
This is really interesting, like a computer algebra system[1] but for geometry. Seems like it could be extended to cover the non-shape based documentation (material properties, design loads, etc) as well. One thing I've…
The article doesn’t go into much detail, but it hints at the use of a technique that I’ve suspected might have some promise for building design - finding a way to convert a 2D set of drawings or a 3D model to a…
I work as a structural engineer and write a newsletter about, among other things, technology for lowering construction costs. A tiny house will be cheaper than conventional housing by virtue of being a lot smaller…
Interesting, it's sort of an inverse desire path[1] - instead of locating where foot traffic is the highest, you locate where microbe traffic is the lowest. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path
Since it’s made of unreinforced concrete, getting it permitted in almost any jurisdiction in the world would be exceedingly difficult. Which is somewhat ironic, as it’s the lack of corrodable reinforcing that’s enabled…
This is super interesting, I'd love to hear more about the systems you were using if you're up for discussing. briancpotter@gmail.com
Background: structural engineer, have worked with prefab construction in various capacities The short answer to this question is "because we haven't figured out how to make it less expensive than regular site built…
As the article mentions, densified wood already exists as a product [1]. But it's basically never used for building materials. As far as I can tell it's main use-case is for electrical transformer support pads and…
Posted this in another thread, but there’s some neat photos from the 60s of the telescope under construction here: https://www.naic.edu/history_gal/historicgal.html Beyond the scientific value, it is (was) just a neat…
I was in St. Simons a few months ago, and was able to see this ship first hand. It’s enormous, sitting on its side in what looks like just a few feet of water. It’s close to the shore, maybe a thousand or 1500 feet out.…
A shame. Beyond the loss to science, the equipment itself was impressive. A 900-ton observation platform is like a multistory building suspended a few hundred feet in the air, in the middle of the jungle. An interesting…
This is really interesting, like a computer algebra system[1] but for geometry. Seems like it could be extended to cover the non-shape based documentation (material properties, design loads, etc) as well. One thing I've…
The article doesn’t go into much detail, but it hints at the use of a technique that I’ve suspected might have some promise for building design - finding a way to convert a 2D set of drawings or a 3D model to a…
I work as a structural engineer and write a newsletter about, among other things, technology for lowering construction costs. A tiny house will be cheaper than conventional housing by virtue of being a lot smaller…
Interesting, it's sort of an inverse desire path[1] - instead of locating where foot traffic is the highest, you locate where microbe traffic is the lowest. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path
Since it’s made of unreinforced concrete, getting it permitted in almost any jurisdiction in the world would be exceedingly difficult. Which is somewhat ironic, as it’s the lack of corrodable reinforcing that’s enabled…
This is super interesting, I'd love to hear more about the systems you were using if you're up for discussing. briancpotter@gmail.com
Background: structural engineer, have worked with prefab construction in various capacities The short answer to this question is "because we haven't figured out how to make it less expensive than regular site built…