Seven or eight years ago, Stephen Shelton started worrying about the future. It wasn’t just his own Pittsburgh-based construction company, but his entire industry. Shelton had spent decades working in ...
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The foundation of a house: the brick layer

A closer look at the craftsmanship behind laying brick and why precision at this stage matters. From prep work and alignment ...
Stone masons beware: An Australian engineer has developed a bricklaying robot that can lay 1,000 bricks an hour, work 24/7, and complete the shell of a brick home in just two days. FastBrick Robotics ...
Back in 2015 we looked at an interesting approach to automated construction in the form of a brick-laying robot, capable of putting together full-sized homes in just two days. The engineers behind the ...
The rugged good looks and lasting durability of brick pavers make a nice upgrade to a side yard or can boost curb appeal by adding an attractive walkway to the front door. Laying a brick walkway goes ...
SPJ Sadhana School flags of their '˜Lay a brick, Build a Dream' project entreating Mumbaikars to generously donate towards helping them build additional school floors facilitating better education and ...
As robots get smarter, cheaper and more versatile, they're taking on a growing number of challenges – and bricklaying can now be added to the list. Engineers in Perth, Australia, have created a fully ...
If I couldn't be standing at the ocean's edge feeling the sand wash out from under my feet, playing in the sand laying brick pavers wasn't so bad. Well, actually, it was kind of brutal in the heat of ...
Paul Garbarini can immediately spot people who have been on one of his downtown Charleston tours. "They are the ones standing in front of a brick wall staring at it," he said with a chuckle. Garbarini ...