Wood has been the concrete contractor’s formwork of choice for years. It’s relatively inexpensive and easy to understand, light weight, can be easily cut to size, and easy to replace and dismantle.

Formwork, the temporary or permanent molds used to hold wet concrete until it sets, is a crucial element in concrete construction. Just as important is selection of the right formwork, as it greatly ...

If you’re planning a self build, one of the biggest decisions you’ll make is what structural system to use. For most people, the options that spring to mind are either traditional brick and block or a ...

How to Manage Multiple Projects for Formwork Contractors When Things Get Chaotic"I have site A and site B this week, and site ...

Owing to its exceptional properties, concrete is one of the most extensively used materials for construction. The creation of building elements using concrete involves pouring it into specially ...

Formwork are temporary or permanent concrete forms for building structures from concrete. Basic specifications for concrete forms include height, width, and hole pattern. Face sheet, bracing, side ...

An elephant on every square meterWhen building a 3-meter-high concrete wall,that is the amount of force applied to the base ...

While concrete is without a doubt the world's go-to building material thanks to its durability, malleability, and ability to withstand a wide range of climates, it is also the principal source of CO 2 ...

The strength and structural integrity of concrete are derived from its inherent material properties, and also from the way it is shaped during construction. An innovative architecture student has ...

Large-format 3D printer manufacturer BigRep and BASF’s additive manufacturing arm Forward AM have launched a new architecture-oriented 3D printing material. Appropriately named ‘Concrete Formwork,’ ...