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Bentley Systems, Microsoft and Schneider Electric Re-Imagine Future Workplaces with Sensors, Sustainability, IOT and AI

March 13, 2020 - in Buildings, Corporate, News, Technology

In collaboration with Bentley Systems and Schneider Electric, Microsoft has rolled out a digital twin of its new regional headquarters at Frasers Tower in Singapore, offering a living blueprint for the future of smart buildings. “The workplace of the future…

Ribbon Cutting Held for Renovated Reed and Curie Halls at Radford University

March 10, 2020 - in Buildings, News

CannonDesign and Waller, Todd & Sadler, a Woolpert Company, designed the $33 million, state-of-the-art addition and renovation. RADFORD, Va. (March…

Polyglass Enhances ADESO Self-Adhered Membranes

Advanced self-adhered roofing membranes reduce installation time and labor cost DEERFIELD BEACH, FL— Polyglass U.S.A., Inc., a leading manufacturer…

Skanska builds new hospital building in Oulu, Finland, for EUR 190 M, about SEK 2.0 billion

February 28, 2020 - in Buildings, News

Skanska has signed a contract with Oulu University Hospital to build a new hospital building in Oulu, Finland. Skanska’s share of the contract is worth EUR 190 M, about SEK 2.0 billion, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the first quarter…

Skanska builds Oslo City Emergency Center, Norway, for about NOK 1.5 billion, about SEK 1.6 billion

February 28, 2020 - in Buildings, News

Skanska has signed a contract with Omsorgsbygg Oslo KF to build Oslo City Emergency Center, Norway. The contract is worth about NOK 1.5 billion, about SEK 1.6 billion, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the first quarter 2020. The new…

Jennings County Schools to Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for Wrestling Addition March 5

February 25, 2020 - in Buildings, News

The first-class facility, designed by Woolpert, will be dedicated to the district’s award-winning wrestling program. NORTH VERNON, Ind.  — The Jennings County School Corporation (JCSC) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the 24,000-square-foot…

World’s Largest Cricket Stadium Opens in Ahmedabad

February 24, 2020 - in Buildings, News

Walter P Moore serves as the structural engineer for Motera Stadium’s fabric roof system   AHMEDABAD, INDIA, Feb. 24, 2020 - Motera Stadium is poised to become the world’s largest cricket stadium following its inauguration in February 2020. The stadium…

AISI Publishes Two New Cold-Formed Steel Framing Test Standards

February 21, 2020 - in Buildings, News, Structural components

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published two new cold-formed steel test standards: 1) “AISI S921-19, Test Standard for Determining the Strength and Stiffness of Cold-Formed Steel Truss Assemblies and Components,”…

Johns Hopkins Proton Therapy Center Now Open

February 20, 2020 - in Buildings, News

The 80,000 square foot Stantec-designed facility brings advanced cancer care to adult and pediatric patients in Washington, DC and the broader Mid-Atlantic region Washington, DC - TSX, NYSE: STN- The Johns Hopkins Proton Therapy Center is complete and delivering…

ACI Partners with ICT to Offer EN-Standards Based Certification Program

February 20, 2020 - in Buildings, News, Structural components

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.  – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has partnered with the Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT) to develop the first British Standards/European Norms-based ACI certification program, ACI-ICT EN Standards Concrete Field…