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Aero-Beam

Loughborough IP named most innovative product by LIFTEX2015Aero-Beam, a breakthrough in crane operation technology, has won the Most Innovative Product Award at the LEEA LiftEx 2015 exhibition and conference.The aerodynamic lifting aid reduces drag and improves stability of loads so that work on construction sites – particularly of tall buildings...

Published: 4/16/2019 | Inventor(s): Ian Skelton, Jacqui Glass, Peter Demian, Colm Watling

Keywords(s): Construction, Engineering, Ergonomics

Category(s): Civil and Building Engineering

3D Concrete Printing

As modern architecture makes ever greater demands on construction specialists, meeting these developments creatively and cost effectively poses a range of testing challenges.Funded by the EPSRC and IMCRC, researchers in the School of Civil and Building Engineering have been developing 3D printing technology for the construction industry for almost a...

Published: 8/12/2024 | Inventor(s): Rupert Soar, Richard Buswell, Simon Austin, Sungwoo Lim, John Webster, Nikolaos Konstantinidis, Thanh Le

Keywords(s): Architectural Engineering, Construction, Design Management, Printing, Sustainable Infrastructure

Category(s): Civil and Building Engineering

LeakFinderST

Reductions in leakage are a high priority for SevernTrent, Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Consumer Council for Water. Customers are also keen to see leakage levels reduced, but need to be convinced that the costs are justified. An estimated 27% of treated water is currently lost through distribution systems as leakage (although some of this is...

Published: 1/9/2025 | Inventor(s): Neil Dixon, Maninder Pal, James Flint

Keywords(s): Construction, Design Management, Transport

Category(s): Civil and Building Engineering, Materials, Business and Economics

Sonobex - Noise barrier technology

Loughborough University has invented innovative noise barrier technology to provide a cost-effective, less intrusive noise reduction for busy transport links. Full-scale prototypes are currently on trial in road, rail and industrial applications. TechnologyA pioneering application of acoustic metamaterials. Cylinders are precisely arranged to most...

Published: 2/9/2024 | Inventor(s): Daniel Elford, Luke Chalmers, Gerard Swallowe, Fedor Kusmartsev

Keywords(s): Architectural Engineering, Construction, Design Management, Engineering, Industrial Design, Innovative Technologies, Product Development, Strategic Planning, Sustainable Infrastructure

Category(s): Materials, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering