Category: Architecture

The Abandoned Forest Haven Institution in Laurel, Maryland | Abandoned America

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The abandoned hospital building at Forest Haven
The Abandoned Forest Haven Institution in Laurel, Maryland | Abandoned America (Abandoned America)

Forest Haven in Laurel, MD was never a great place, even when it was open. Now that it’s abandoned, it’s become something of an urbex playground despite its dark past.

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly where the District Training School made the transition from a relatively innocuous treatment and training center to what one investigating attorney described as “the deadliest known example of institutional abuse in recent American history.” In the beginning, at least, things appeared uneventful. Then, in 1954 a man was arrested in…

Delaware River Generating Station | Abandoned America

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Delaware River Generating Station By Matthew Christopher
Delaware River Generating Station | Abandoned America (Abandoned America)

Once Philadelphia’s main power plant, Delaware River Generating Station is now an abandoned urban exploration paradise.

It’s always hard to fathom how something as large, expensive, and integral to a city’s history as Philadelphia’s Delaware River Generating Station winds up abandoned. Dust floated lazily through the air of the turbine hall, illuminated by some impressive shafts of light filtering in through the skylights overhead, and I felt, as I often do…

Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable? | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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MIT-Roman Concrete Photo of a building on the left, microscopic view of a piece of concrete on the right.
Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable? (MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Researchers have discovered ancient Roman concrete-manufacturing strategies that incorporated self-healing. Applying this knowledge toward modern cement production, they hope to improve the material’s environmental impact.

Previously disregarded as merely evidence of sloppy mixing practices, or poor-quality raw materials, the new study suggests that these tiny lime clasts gave the concrete a previously unrecognized self-healing capability. “The idea that the presence of these lime clasts was simply attributed to low quality control always bothered me,” says Masic. “If the Romans put…

More homes using heat pumps as cheaper, greener alternative to fossil fuels – YouTube

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More homes using heat pumps as cheaper, greener alternative to fossil fuels (YouTube)

U.S. emissions fell during the height of the pandemic as people were stuck at home, but that changed as the pandemic eased. Many researchers, scientists and …

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdzjrVwWz4o&ab_channel=PBSNewsHour[/embed] U.S. emissions fell during the height of the pandemic as people were stuck at home, but that changed as the pandemic eased. Many researchers, scientists and lawmakers argue that Americans need to reduce their use of fossil fuels much sooner than they may have planned. Miles O’Brien reports on an alternative for home heating…

Ancient Papyrus Provide Insights To How The Great Pyramid Of Giza Was Built | IFLScience

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In a new documentary, aired by Channel 4 on British television last week, archaeologists presented new evidence describing how the Great Pyramid was constructed. The new insight comes from papyrus discovered in the ancient port of Wadi al-Jarf, on the Red Sea. Source: Ancient Papyrus Provide Insights To How The Great Pyramid Of Giza Was…

France’s First Public Hempcrete Building Makes Case for Hemp Replacing Concrete

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The new 4000-square-foot Pierre Chevet Sports Center, just outside Paris, is France’s first government-sponsored hempcrete building.The architects chose to build the gymnasium from hempcrete rather than the typical concrete because of it’s thermal and acoustic properties. Source: France’s First Public Hempcrete Building Makes Case for Hemp Replacing Concrete

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