On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, the American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance celebrate structural steel’s commitment to sustainability. Join us as we celebrate steel as the most environmentally friendly construction…
City of Boston Finalizing Zero Emissions Buildings Guide
Thornton Tomasetti and Placetailor Lead the Creation of Zero Carbon Affordable Housing Design Standards (Boston, Mass.) – The City of Boston Department…
Join us remotely to explore the causes of glass breakage in building facades
Register for our webinar on Friday, April 24, 2020. Glass Breakage: Causes and Strategies for Minimizing Risk Glass as a building material has a long…
New Tremco Construction Products Group Unites Leading Brands, Offers Industry’s First Single-Source Building Enclosure
BEACHWOOD, Ohio - Tremco Incorporated’s Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing, Roofing & Building Maintenance, and Tremco Barrier Solutions operating divisions, together with Dryvit Systems, Inc.; Nudura Inc.; Willseal; Weatherproofing Technologies,…
HDR Selected to Design 12-Story Mass Timber Tower
Taking Mass Timber Designs to New Heights in British Columbia RPB Hotels and Resorts has selected HDR to provide architectural design services for the development of a new 82-suite, 12-story mass timber constructed Ramada Hotel in Kelowna, British Columbia.…
Comprehensive Overview of Wind Loads Provisions for Standard ASCE 7-16 Provided in New ASCE Press Book
RESTON, Va. – Wind Loads: Guide to the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-16 provides a comprehensive overview of the wind load provisions in Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 7-16, giving users the tools…
Metsä Wood: Building D(emountable) – fast construction with hybrid structures
The architectural office cepezed from the Netherlands wanted to build a four-storey office building that could be moved to another location, if needed. The end-result, Building D(emountable), is a hybrid structure that combines a steel structure with wooden…
AISI Publishes Two New Cold-Formed Steel Research Reports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published two new cold-formed steel research reports: 1) “RP19-3: Direct Strength Prediction of Purlins with Paired Torsion Bracing,” and 2) “RP20-1: Inelastic Lateral-Torsional Buckling…
QUIKRETE and Oak Ridge National Laboratory Partner to Develop Printable Concrete
ATLANTA, GA – The QUIKRETE® Companies and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) recently entered a cooperative research and development agreement to design next-generation concrete for use in the production of large-scale…
Video: The Disruptive Future of Building Materials
Sam Lanahan shares C6XTY with architects at the Lattice Gallery in Portland, Ore., in 2020.
