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Clayco and SOM to design major EV manufacturing plant for Rivian in Georgia

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Clayco and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have been selected by electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian to construct a “state-of-the-art EV manufacturing plant” in Stanton Springs, Georgia. ” The plant is expected to begin vehicle production in 2026.

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R&D facilities for electric vehicle production are now the manufacturing sector's hottest commodity

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manufacturing and battery plants, which require a large footprint. So automakers are pouring money into research and development facilities. development could lead to a golden era of highly technical corporate design for car manufacturers. Last year, skyrocketing demand sent a record $128 billion into investments for E.V.

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Joe Doucet develops colour-changing paint to help heat and cool the home

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After getting stuck on what colour to paint his house for maximum energy efficiency, designer Joe Doucet has developed a climate-responsive paint that changes from white in summer to black in winter. Following this principle, he developed an additive containing liquid crystals and combined it with ordinary store-bought house paint.

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Green construction startup Nexii achieves zero-waste certification with Squamish Manufacturing Plant

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has become the first construction manufacturing company in North America to achieve the Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) Gold Certification for Zero Waste for its Squamish Manufacturing Plant in British Columbia, Canada. Nexii Building Solutions Inc. Administered by Green Business Certification Inc.,

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Researchers develop autonomous 3D-printing drones inspired by bees

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An international team of researchers from Imperial College London and the Swiss Federal Laboratories of Materials Science and Technology have developed autonomous, bee-inspired 3D-printing drones. The drones, collectively, are known as Aerial Additive Manufacturing (Aerial-AM).

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ETH Zurich researcher develops 3D printed insulation foam using recycled materials

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Working within the institution’s Digital Building Technologies group led by Professor Benjamin Dillenburger, Bedarf’s project emerged from a doctoral thesis on lightweight insulating construction elements, and how complex shapes could be manufactured with fewer material inputs.

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Nonresidential construction spending rises by nearly 1% in November, driven by boosts in manufacturing and conservation projects

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Notable growth came in the manufacturing and conservation and development subcategories, which led the group with 6.4% Subcategories that experienced dips in spending in November include: commercial, health care, communication, highway and street, amusement and recreation, public safety, and water supply. increases, respectively.