In order to transition to clean energy, a number of things need to happen. Legislation and governance can only go so far. People need (…)
Upcycling – The Materials of the Past, and the Future
By David O'Neill
The term ‘Upcycling’ is a relatively modern one. Coined in the early 1990’s, upcycling has been the vehicle for trending techniques and styles across (…)
Autonomous Infrastructure Repair
By David O'Neill
According to the Federal Highway Administration, there are around 4.19 million miles of roads in the United States. With an ever-growing population, these roads (…)
Bringing the Forest Home
By David O'Neill
Prior to the 21st Century, one material was used across North America as the primary foundation for both building and residential structures. Given its (…)
Turning Buildings Into Batteries
By David O'Neill
When it comes to all things energy, both consumption and its generation, it seems as though it is a question of balance. How do (…)
Light-Emitting Cement
By David O'Neill
The developments across modern society have resulted in a civilization that is unrecognizable in many ways. Notwithstanding the technological advances, transport infrastructure and housing (…)
Adaptive Reuse
By David O'Neill
The race for net-zero is one that brings up many questions for stakeholders. In the near future, every sector will be grappling with considerations (…)
Zero Energy Homes
By David O'Neill
The concept of a zero energy home is a fast developing one, gaining interest and traction around the world. So, what makes these homes (…)
Solar Roadways
By David O'Neill
Countless industries are working towards viable solutions for the ongoing energy crisis. Infrastructure networks are at a tipping point of sorts. Historic systems are (…)
Tech-Built Homes – Technology Serves its Local Community
By David O'Neill
California is currently on track to become the fourth-largest economy in the world. Its scale, quality, and standard of living is the envy of (…)
Building Modular, Tackling Homelessness
By David O'Neill
Across North America, local authorities have grappled with homelessness for decades. Despite numerous interventions, pilot programs, housing initiatives, figures do not seem to decrease (…)
Lego City – The Future is Awesome
By David O'Neill
The construction world is an ever-changing entity. It finds itself in the unenviable position of being both a driver and responder to change. Any (…)
SolarEV Cities
By David O'Neill
As discussions and debates continue around the benefits and efficacy of Electric Vehicles, much is placed in the public domain. As with any information, (…)
Depaving
By David O'Neill
Cities around the world are continuing to work on novel and innovative ways of cooling their streets down. Unfortunately, this is something that has (…)
Buy Clean – Is it Enough?
By David O'Neill
There is no greater challenge facing the global community than reaching and maintaining Net-Zero. This task is one that has been heralded and promised (…)
Empathic Design – Where Function Meets Equity
By David O'Neill
The pathway of design has had many turns. While it can be seen as a fickle element of building, subjects to the transient flow (…)
Data Centers – A Brand New Heat Source
By David O'Neill
When we consider the rapid and all-consuming growth that the global population has experienced over the last couple of decades, it is no surprise (…)
Wood Cities
By David O'Neill
Across the construction industry, viable solutions to concrete and steel –the most carbon heavy materials—are at various stages of development. Solutions that can potentially (…)
Hydrogen Highways
By David O'Neill
Over the last decade, our focus has undoubtedly shifted. While growth, success, and meeting the needs of clients and the wider population remains at (…)
Living Building Materials
By David O'Neill
Since humans have walked the earth, they have designed and built structures. Driven by a need for security and shelter, these structures symbolize one (…)
Adapting to Change with AI
By David O'Neill
Buildings, in general terms, are very well designed. Much work, skill and forethought go into every aspect of their design and construction. From materials (…)
The Power of Glass
By David O'Neill
Throughout modern history, construction has been constantly advancing. The precision and expertise available to the builders of today is incomparable to the structures of (…)
Invasive Materials – Construction, the Natural Way
By David O'Neill
In the modern world of construction, building materials are no longer a passive element of the process. From beams and cabling to cement and (…)
Deconstruction – The Art of Care
By David O'Neill
It goes without saying that in the construction industry, waste is not welcome. With rising costs and the drive to create a more circular (…)
Net-Negative – The New Challenge
By David O'Neill
It seems as though the pathway to a more sustainable construction industry is continuously being filled with roadblocks. Notwithstanding the strong lobby groups that (…)
BlocPower – The Building Blocks of Green Equality
By David O'Neill
Ecological architecture, the process of preserving and complementing the natural elements within an urban setting, seems like a relatively recent concept. Given the prevalence (…)
Two-Story 3D Printing – Housing Revolutionized
By David O'Neill
In a post-pandemic world, it seems as though challenges are mounting. The cost of living is rising to extreme levels while concerns continue to (…)
Plantd: The Power of Speed
By David O'Neill
At the heart of any progress that the construction industry has made, there is one thing that has made it all possible. While skill (…)
Sargablock – Solutions from Under the Sea
By David O'Neill
The construction world, and structure building in particular, has long been associated with concrete. In fact, the relationship between the industry and its most (…)
Construction in Space
By David O'Neill
The construction industry has existed, in some form, as long as life itself. For millennia, structures have been produced for protection, shelter, and comfort, (…)
Glass Half Full
By David O'Neill
When it comes to essential materials in the construction industry, a number of them come to mind. Concrete and its myriad uses, for starters. (…)
Talking Concrete
By David O'Neill
It goes without saying that the concrete industry in North America is considerable in both scale and scope. The material, most widely associated with (…)
Vehicle to Grid
By David O'Neill
As industry ebbs and flows, change is a constant and by its very nature, innovation will drive sectors forward. As these areas grow, the landscape will continuously (…)
Vision Zero
By David O'Neill
When populations increase, so do many other factors such as the demands placed on services and infrastructure. This may seem obvious but the effects (…)
Wastewater Forests
By David O'Neill
Egypt and its historical dynasties have been developing and evolving for thousands of years. The country has a Egypt and its historical dynasties have (…)
Civilian Climate Corps – Local and Global Care
By David O'Neill
New York City has long been at the forefront of the green movement. From the demands placed upon businesses to retrofit buildings, to a (…)
Wind Energy in Coal Country
By David O'Neill
As the history books demonstrate, West Virginia has always been big business. While statistically it may not be the largest or the most populous (…)
Microhome Villages – Creating a Community from the Gr...
By David O'Neill
As the capital city of Texas, Austin has a reputation for eccentricity and diversity, its local motto being “Keep Austin Weird.” A cultural mix (…)
Green Asphalt – Infrastructure with a Circular Economy
By David O'Neill
As funding becomes available to modernize the infrastructure network across the United States, the public needs to sit up and take note. Every taxpayer’s (…)
Prioritizing Inclusion Across the Industry
By David O'Neill
It seems as though we have been here before. Industry leaders are once more speaking out about diversity and inclusion on jobsites across North (…)
Local Infrastructure Hub
By David O'Neill
Public funding and infrastructure go hand in hard. The networks running through the country, from internet to electricity and roads, are all reliant on (…)
Intelligent City
By David O'Neill
The construction industry has long been recognized as one of the biggest contributors to positive change in modern society. With an innovation and growth (…)
Community Microgrids – Renewable Energy, Locally Prod...
By David O'Neill
Construction and energy are two industries that are intrinsically linked. Historically, they have worked in tandem to support growth and the development of many (…)
Biochar – Using Soil to Build a New Future
By David O'Neill
Any attempts to divert from the status quo tend to be met with apprehension. Humans, by their nature, are happy with routine and predictability. (…)
Architecture 2030 – The Pathway Towards Zero Carbon B...
By David O'Neill
The common belief is that construction has a negative impact on the environment. Continued growth combined with unsustainable practices are contributing to carbon emissions (…)