A reusable formwork design for molding concrete into vaulted floors using sophisticated structural geometry uses 60% less concrete and 90% less steel compared to traditional methods. It's also ...

Slabs — The use of fixed or adjustable wood posts, ... allowing all formwork to be cycled from floor to floor without the need for a crane.

According to an announcement from ETH Zurich, research from an architecture PhD student shows that a new type of formwork to shape a floor can potentially use up to 60 percent less concrete and 90 ...

The “lift-slab” technique being used to build the 13-story apartment that collapsed in Bridgeport, Conn., this week is cheaper and faster than more conventional construction methods, Fl… ...

Novel formwork techniques are emerging throughout the emirate, as contractors across the region strive to keep their projects within deadline. Christopher Sell casts his eye over the city to see who ...

When Construction Week visited the site in September, work was proceeding on the 35th floor for the core, while labourers were concerning themselves with the slabs for the 32nd. Allied to this, ...

But now, in a Nervi move, architect Patrick Bedarf and his team at ETH Zurich Digital Building Technology (DBT) bring yummy waffle slabs into the 21st century by trading in the formwork for ...

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 ...