Sacyr's Blog

Is the most widely used building material on Earth—concrete—a good choice for building in space? Some researchers think so. We analyse the materials and challenges involved in achieving this science fiction goal.

Dark, gloomy and cave-like, that's how Des McNulty, chair of Glasgow’s Festival of Architecture and Design, describes the entrance to the Scottish Parliament. We analyse why this and other buildings are considered the ugliest on the planet.

China wants to harness the strong winds that blow off its coast to generate clean, renewable energy. The construction of colossal offshore wind turbines is how it aspires to achieve this.

For years, the sun, wind and water have been used to generate electricity. Now researchers in Japan are experimenting with a new renewable energy source: snow. The plan is to exploit temperature differences to help ease energy supply problems.