Building a reinforced concrete roof requires careful planning and precise execution, and using a construction mixer makes the process much easier and more efficient. First, start by measuring the area ...

Concrete has been around for millennia, but now, engineers at ETH Zurich have developed a more efficient method for building with the material, erecting an ultra-thin, curved prototype roof that ...

A prototype for an ultra-thin, sinuous concrete roof using innovative design and fabrication methods has been designed and built by researchers from the ETH Zürich. The shell is part of a roof-top ...

A research team led by Jamin Dillenburger, an assistant professor at ETH Zurich, has recently produced and installed a concrete ceiling shaped by 3D-printed sand formwork. Dubbed the “Smart Slab ...

A full-scale prototype of the design was the culmination of a four-year research project by ETH Zürich, and now the thin-shell integrated system’s concrete roof is under construction. The razor ...

Digital design and fabrication techniques allowed researchers in Switzerland to create a curvy, super thin concrete roof that will one day help a residential unit produce more power than it ...

Concrete Roofing Products. Origins of Cement-Based Roofing Products. Extruded Concrete Roofing Tiles. Improvements to Colourings, Coatings and Textures. Concrete Roof Tiles and Other Roofing Materials ...

The prototype for the roof was some 7.5 meters high, and had a total curved surface area of 160 square meters. It's now been dismantled, ahead of the same design being implemented next year on the ...

Concrete Foundations Association’s Grand Project of the Year 2023, by contractor Stephens & Smith Construction Company Inc. ... featuring a unique wine cave with an arched concrete roof design.

A continuous flight of steps covers the roof of this home in Chile by Max Núñez Arquitectos, which runs parallel to the site's steep slope down to the Pacific Ocean. Casa Ghat is located in the ...

Stretching across the roof of the new engineering campus at the French Institute of Science and Technology is a green idyll. Designed by Pargade Architectes, the Espace Bienvenue building in Marne ...