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© Buildings 2024

New publication

— We are very happy to share our latest publication, “Embodied Carbon Premium for Cantilevers,” a cross-disciplinary look into the material and environmental implications of using large cantilevers in buildings, with focus on a case study from the University of Melbourne campus. The findings quantify the significant structural demands that unbalanced cantilevers can place on a building, and raise the question of balance between architectural audacity and structural simplicity

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Seminar : Crack-based assessment and retrofit of concrete members

— February 16th, 2024 at 10 AM in room GC B1 10 The talk will focus on the increasingly important topic of how to use field data to monitor the safety of existing concrete structures.

© 2023 CONSTRUCT Lab

Newcomer in the Laboratory

— My research journey is dedicated to finding innovative ways to mitigate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions within the construction industry

© 2023 CTBUH Nordic Chapter

Interview of Prof. Ruggiero

— Prof. Ruggiero's interview about obstacles and opportunities in connection with the construction of high-rise buildings in a more sustainable and circular way

© 2023 Ahmad Majdouba

Newcomer in the Laboratory

— I aspire to shape the future of structural engineering, contributing to a world that demonstrates resilience and harmonizes seamlessly with its environment

© Sjonnie Boonstra

Newcomer in the Laboratory

— I am interested in the interplay between theory vs practice and the analytical vs the physical

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Inaugural lecture of Prof. David Ruggiero

— Wednesday May 17th at 5.30 PM in room CO2

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Rising to the challenge : Skyscraper design in the 21st century

— In the framework of the fib YMG Switzerland – lecture series Prof. David Ruggiero will lecture on February 27th, 2023 at 5 PM (room GC B1 10) Rising to the challenge : Skyscraper design in the 21st century

© E. Merhi, 2022

Newcomer in the Laboratory

— I have been fascinated by the different imposing structures that shape our society as well as the challenges they embody. Elias Merhi, PhD student

© D. Ruggiero - 2022

The Laboratory has its own LinkedIn page

— CONSTRUCT has its own LinkedIn page Follow us

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Six nominations and a promotion at ENAC School

— The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of six news professors at ENAC School and promoted Associate Professor Rizlan Bernier-Latmani as Full Professor.

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