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AISC Releases Complementary Materials for the 16th Edition Steel Construction Manual

August 17, 2023 - in Buildings, Structural components

CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction has released several new free resources to complement the hot-off-the-presses 16th edition of its Steel Construction Manual for download at aisc.org/16thedition. These additional materials include the…

Cities Leading the Way on Bird-friendly Building Policies

August 16, 2023 - in Buildings, News

Building collisions are a leading cause of mortality for wild birds, including this Blackpoll Warbler, in the United States. Photo by Viveca Morris.  …

Available Wednesday: 16th ed. Steel Construction Manual updated for 2023 with the latest AISC standards

August 2, 2023 - in Buildings, Structural components

We've upgraded your go-to steel reference with: New 50 ksi steel design tables Properties and dimensions for 210 new HSS shapes Revised and expanded discussion…

S&T awarded $1.4 million from Army Corps to develop AI-based program for 3D printing concrete

ROLLA, Mo. –  A Missouri University of Science and Technology research team led by Dr. Kamal Khayat has been awarded $1.4 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop an artificial intelligence program that will determine the best locally-available…

Silverstein Properties And Parx Casino Reveal The Avenir At 514 Eleventh Avenue In Midtown, Manhattan

July 20, 2023 - in Buildings, News

NEW YORK – Silverstein Properties, a national real estate investment, development, and management firm, today announced plans to develop the Avenir, a hotel, casino, entertainment, and residential complex on vacant land on Manhattan’s far West Side. The…

LeadIT and GCCA launch Green Cement Technology Tracker

July 20, 2023 - in Buildings, Structural components

The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched a new tracker, to help policymakers, industry experts, academics and the public monitor worldwide decarbonization efforts in the cement…

Simulating Damage Propagation in Composite Materials Through a Novel Computational Method to Realize High-Quality CFRPs

July 18, 2023 - in Buildings, Structural components

CFRPs are lightweight materials with remarkable mechanical properties. However, their design involves many time-consuming experiments, which drives up costs. To tackle this issue, researchers present a new and computationally efficient approach to simulate…

Green construction boost as new service provides transparent environmental data on concrete products.

July 18, 2023 - in Buildings, Structural components

Major step forward for sustainability reporting and green construction Production of Environmental Product Declarations on-demand allows concrete producers to show the environmental impact of their products Governments and authorities are mandating use of…

Scientists Knit Futuristic Eco-Building Designs Using Fungal Networks

July 14, 2023 - in Buildings, Structural components

FIGURE 1. BioKnit self-supporting structure exhibited in the OME, Newcastle University (Image credit: Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment).   Mycocrete, a paste made with fungi, can be combined with a knitted textile framework to create environmentally…

AstraZeneca unveils new offices in Finland with air-purifying green walls to create a well-being-first work environment

July 12, 2023 - in Buildings

AstraZeneca has relocated its Finnish offices to the business and innovation hub of Espoo’s Keilaniemi region. The brand new building features biophilic interiors created in collaboration with Naava. The science-led design brings nature indoors, creating…