Today, computer vision has become one of the hottest applications of artificial intelligence. Intel defines this tech as a combination of cameras, edge- or cloud-based computing, software, and artificial intelligence (AI) to enable systems to see and identify objects.
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These calculations suggest it will be decades before some new buildings pay back their carbon debt by saving more emissions than they created – and these are decades when carbon must be sharply reduced.
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The construction sector is essential for an economic recovery after the COVID-19 crisis.
Modern science says that it would have been better if our ancestors began developing
underground instead of on the land – after rising from caves.
As a means of contributing to enhancing the buildings’ pre and post occupancy developments, a study has been conducted, which aims at upgrading PEB’s energy performance predictions which are guided by users’ everyday practices.
3D printing will revolutionise the way buildings are designed and built – and could herald a new aesthetic
Ancient builders had a profound understanding of human responses to environmental conditions and physical needs. Thousands of years later, human settlements evolved into fortified mud-brick walls surrounding rectangular volumes with pierced openings for ventilation and sunlight.
I believe the carbon constraint will not stifle but will catalyse innovation, and we may find that the solutions are far better than their carbon intense predecessors.
– Paul Astle is Principal Structural Engineer at Ramboll.