3-D printed house from APIS COR

  
Hard to believe but it is true!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xktwDfasPGQ&feature=youtu.be
Can't embed so I just gave you the link.
Also see the company's website.
http://apis-cor.com/en/
They print buildings!

Undersea cables. FYI

Very short video about the web.

Aldar HQ - How it was built

You might have seen that reportage about the amazing building. On French TV yesterday.
Very interesting. I like the English version even better.
http://tune.pk/video/4052108/aldar-headquarters-the-world-first-circular-round-skyscraper-mega-construction-abu-dhabi

Construction site videos

Improve your English with these videos. Train, listen and repeat.
1) Easy lesson  A construction site
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiTTras9pLE&list=PLozkjIPMgGf_U7k28tYghDrfxIOAHk7I2

2) Another easy lesson: This vocabulary lesson teaches students about jobs / professions in construction. Students learn the names of professions (e.g. plumber, electrician) and verbs to describe what construction professionals do.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhFIBuk3YYg

3) Now, more technical and more difficult: BEAM ONE
It is the technical description speaking of distributing forces, cross sections and so on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK7yYVH_uXM#t=28

Great thanks to the authors.

Hydrolienne... I like that word!

The first student to give me the English translation of that  French word will get a bonus.
As for the students who will give the class a quick oral review of the information in the link below, they will get a lot of ... many... loads of .... stores of .....bonuses. Congratulations in advance!

Hydroliennes?

Stanford University and the future

http://youtu.be/e_VjibuRLyA
I can't embed the video so just follow the link.

100% recycled products. Mostly cardboard.

The first woman to build a skyscraper. http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/913/Aqua.php http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/garden/jeanne-gang-the-chicago-architect-qa.html Pupils,at 01:18 in, Jeanne Gang speaks of Europe. What does she say about it? If you tell us in class, you'll be rewarded!

ONKALO = hiding place

A radioactive tale with giddy perspectives Nuclear waste is produced daily and has been for 50 years. The need for CO2-neutral energy sources is likely to increase the production in the coming decades. So far, all nuclear waste is in interim storages - most of which are on the surface, vulnerable to natural or man-made disasters. Safe and permanent ways to store nuclear waste are vital, and the world's very first attempt at a permanent repository is presently being dug into solid rock in Finland. The facility must last 100.000 years and be able to withstand climate change, seismic activity, rising sea levels, erosion, and ground water leakages that could spread radioactive and radiotoxic contamination. However, while the past can help us predict physical and geological future scenarios, it offers little help when it comes to human behaviour and cultural scenarios. What do we know about society 100, 500 or 1000 years from now? How will society be structured and who will be in charge of the facility? After an ice age or two - will anybody remember that it is there? Will anybody understand the nature of its payload? Do we have a moral obligation to warn future generations of the waste we left behind? How? How and where do we store the warning? Hopefully, someone will have come up with some answers by the time the facility is finished - 120 years from now. With stunning images from the facility, thought provoking interviews with the experts dealing with these questions, and a film inside the film aimed at the future, Into Eternity will take us on a journey filled with wonder, humour, and deadly serious questions.

Here is a link to a video

http://vimeo.com/5509898

Biogen Idec Contractor Safety - Cambridge from Matt Ferguson on Vimeo.

BIOGEN IDEC is not a building company! It is a pharmaceutical company
but their installations require state-of-the-art equipment and their safety regulations is very demanding.
Listen to the first three minutes of the video and say
1) What they transform discovery into?
2) What do they say about their products?
3) What do they say about their employees?
4) What are they proud of?
5) What do they strive for as far as their workplace is concerned?
6)Where should you wear your badge?
7) What should you do with it?
8) Where should materials be brought in?
9) Who must provide you with personal protective training and equipment?
10) What is the equipment composed of?
11) What is forbidden?
12) What is GMP ?
If you manage to answer those questions about the first three minutes, why don't you prepare other questions for your classmates with the remaining 11 minutes of the video?!

Aldar HQ