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Second Edition AISC Design Guide for Hollow Structural Section Connections Now Available

March 14, 2024 - in Buildings, Structural components

CHICAGO – Design professionals now have a vastly improved resource for the design of hollow structural section (HSS) connections in the new second edition of AISC Design Guide 24, Hollow Structural Section Connections, authored by Jeffrey Packer, PEng, PhD,…

AISC Releases New Version of Certification Standard (AISC 207-23)

March 12, 2024 - in Buildings, Structural components

CHICAGO -  The latest version of American Institute of Steel Construction’s Standard for Certification Programs (AISC 207-23) is now available…

Report: Engineering Materials for a Sustainable Future

February 23, 2024 - in Buildings, Structural components

Materials influence nearly every aspect of our daily lives. While progress continues in many sectors of materials research, the accelerating rate of climate…

The ACI Foundation’s Request for Proposal on Behalf of ACI’s Innovation Task Group 93-12

February 6, 2024 - in Buildings, News, Structural components

The ACI Foundation is administering a request for proposal on behalf of ACI’s Innovation Task Group 93-12 - Code Requirements for Construction of Additively Constructed Walls (ITG-12). ACI has formed Innovation Task Group 93‐12 ITG‐12 (ITG‐12) to develop…

Alcoa to supply Nexans with low-carbon aluminum, including metal from ELYSISTM technology

February 2, 2024 - in Buildings, Structural components

Alcoa will supply Nexans with low-carbon aluminum rod that will contain metal from the breakthrough ELYSIS technology ELYSISTM is a technology partnership that is ramping up a process that eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional…

New Model Specification Announced for Polypropylene Piping

December 14, 2023 - in Buildings, News, Structural components

More than 6,000 feet of PP-RCT piping was installed at the United States Air Force’s Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas for hot and cold potable water, non-potable HVAC heating and chilled water, plus condenser water. The pipe was selected for its greater…

MSU researchers explore emerging market for mass timber in Michigan

December 11, 2023 - in Buildings, Structural components

A photo taken of the inside of MSU's STEM Teaching and Learning Facility. Mass-timber beams and panels are integrated into and showcased throughout the building.   Mass timber, engineered wood known for its strength and sustainability, has been used inside…

Rice husk and recycled newspaper may be the eco-friendly insulation material of the future

November 30, 2023 - in Buildings, Structural components

Scientists develop an insulation material made of rice husk and cellulose; an eco-friendly mix based on materials often considered waste Building is an energy, plastic, and emissions intensive sector. Using environmentally friendly materials might pave the…

Polyethylene Pipe Grades Discussed in New technical Document

November 20, 2023 - in Buildings, News, Structural components

Covers Performance Requirements and Details Comparisons   IRVING, TX - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) today announced the publication of a new document that provides the technical basis for comparing PE 100-RC to PE4710 pressure pipe.  Called…

Developing carbon-negative cementitious materials, giving new life to ‘unusable’ waste

November 13, 2023 - in Buildings, News, Structural components

ROLLA, Mo. – A Missouri University of Science and Technology research team was recently awarded $2.5 million in funding to find new ways to turn waste products into supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) – plus use those materials to store carbon…