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New 4D simulation may prevent construction project delays
UPI   07 June 2016   Canada   Montreal  
A new 4D modeling tool promises to help planners avoid construction delays. Photo by cleanfotos/Shutterstock
<p>You can use a pen to put that ribbon cutting ceremony in your calendar. That is if your project's planners used the new 4D simulation designed by researchers at Concordia University.</p>
Filed under: Construction News
EU boasts of strides in renewable energy
UPI   10 February 2016   Europe   Europe  
European data show about a third of all member states have met their goals for renewable energy usage early. New benchmark said for years following 2020. File photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
<p>The European Union said it nearly doubled its share of renewable energy from a 2004 benchmark and was close to meeting its target obligations for 2020.</p> <p>Eurostat, the European statistics office, said data from 2014, the last full year for which it ...
Filed under: Energy resources
Research suggests earthquakes increase landslide risk
UPI   24 August 2015   Germany   Potsdam  
Cracks along a ridge can be seen in Nepal in the wake of the region's deadly spring earthquakes. Photo by O. Marc/GFZ
<p>POTSDAM, Germany, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The disruption and fracturing of rocks near earth's surface as the result of an earthquake momentarily heightens the risk of landslides.</p> <p>In the wake of a severe earthquake, mountainous regions become up 20 times ...