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Mass. students ready for annual Concrete Canoe Competition in Ill.
6/19/2013
- Sun (Lowell, Mass.), The
Source: The Sun
The 20-man concrete-canoe team from the University of Massachusetts Lowell recently won first place in the Northeast regional round of the Concrete Canoe Competition. Now the team is looking forward t… Read More
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AGC SmartBrief
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N.Y. firm cultivates fungus as potential green-building material
6/19/2013
- DesignBuildSource.com.au (Australia)
Mycelium, the vegetative part of fungus, is being cultivated by Ecovative, a New York-based firm that aims "to be this century’s leader in sustainable materials," says Ecovative’s Sam Harrington. … Read More
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PCI Building Industry SmartBrief
Published in partnership with: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Precast reinvents architecture of intelligence buildings
6/13/2013
- Architizer.com
Intelligence agency buildings are mainly designed to be inconspicuous, but the use of precast concrete for their facade elements proves that "spy architecture" can still be visually appealing, writes … Read More
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