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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
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.
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
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. 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
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. In the wake of a severe earthquake, mountainous regions become up 20 times ...