by steve | Jul 31, 2022 | Did You Know? (DYK), Uncategorized
Chinese Skyscraper Did you know that a construction company in China built a 57-Storey skyscraper in just 19 days? The engineers stated, “With the traditional method, they have to build a skyscraper brick by brick, but with our method, we just need to assemble...
by steve | Jul 31, 2022 | Did You Know? (DYK), Uncategorized
Making of Sand Mandala Art Did you know that back in the day monks would use precious stone in place of coloured sand?
by steve | Jul 23, 2022 | Did You Know? (DYK), Uncategorized
Air Pollution Did you know that in the United States four out of ten U.S residents (135 million people) are living in counties that have unhealthy levels of air pollution?
by steve | Jul 22, 2022 | Did You Know? (DYK), Uncategorized
Recycled Materials Did you know that all the materials that come from a building site for reuse are recycled building materials. For example, brick, wood, insulation, glass, plastics, building, wall coverings, and blocks. A list of types of recycled materials Free...
by steve | Jul 21, 2022 | Did You Know? (DYK), Uncategorized
Floors Did you know that bamboo and cork floors are becoming more popular choices because of their resemblance to traditional hardwood floors. The main problem with traditional hard woods — like pine, maple, and oak — is that those forests take decades to...
by steve | Jul 14, 2022 | Did You Know? (DYK), Uncategorized
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs & Mercury Did you know that compact fluorescent bulbs have a small amount of mercury? It has an average of four milligrams in each bulb. Because compact fluorescent bulbs not being like other traditional light bulbs, there is a...