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136.8-foot Super-Girders Used to Replace Washington’s Miles Creston Bridge

May 8, 2017 - in Buildings

LINCOLN COUNTY, Wash. - As part of the Lincoln County Bridge Replacement Program, Oldcastle Precast of Spokane, Washington fabricated 136.8-foot-long prestressed concrete super-girders for the new Miles Creston Bridge in Lincoln County, Washington. The term…

Video: PERI ACS Core 400 Climbing Formwork

May 6, 2017 - in Buildings, Technology, Videos

The new ACS Core 400 Climbing Formwork has been designed specifically for High-Rise cores. The system features a high capacity single stroke cylinder…

Architectural Awards Program Highlights Top Copper Projects From This Year and the Past Decade

NEW YORK – It is impossible to miss the stunning Staten Island Courthouse that stands resolutely overlooking the New York harbor. The building’s four…

Worlds Greenest Terminal Launches at Oslo Airport

May 4, 2017 - in Buildings

Designed by Oslo-based practice Nordic-Office of Architecture, the 115,000 sqm expansion to Oslo Airport sets new standards in sustainability. The competition-winning design, which uses snow as a coolant, has achieved the world’s first BREEAM ‘Excellent’…

Dan Juntunen Elected Chairman of Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

April 25, 2017 - in Buildings, News, People

CHICAGO  – Members of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) have elected Dan Juntunen as their 2017 chairman. Juntunen is President/CEO of Wells Concrete, Albany, Minn.   “Dan brings a wealth of financial and business acumen to the role…

Urgent Investigation Required as Use of Plywood Likely Linked to Tropical Forest Destruction and Human Rights Abuses Found at Construction Site of New Tokyo Olympic Stadium

April 24, 2017 - in Buildings, Structural components

Citing a significant breach of the commitment to a sustainable 2020 Olympics, Japanese and international environmental groups today called for an urgent independent investigation of the use of tropical formwork plywood that appears to originate from the notorious…

Wells Fargo Expands Innovation Incubator with Additional $20 Million

April 24, 2017 - in Buildings

DENVER  — Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a $20 million expansion of the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), a program that advances emerging clean technologies and startup companies.  IN2, now a $30 million program co-administered…

Seismic Celebrations Present Concern Over Safety In Stadiums

April 13, 2017 - in Buildings, Corporate, News

With his team leading 34-30 in the final minutes of a Wild Card Playoff game against the New Orleans Saints in 2011, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch took a handoff and exploded through the hole, beginning what would turn out to be a 67-yard touchdown…

Finegold Alexander Architects Complete Comprehensive Plan for Restoration of The First Church of Christ, Scientist

April 13, 2017 - in Buildings, News, Projects

BOSTON - Finegold Alexander is proud to announce it has completed the initial feasibility plan for the repair, restoration and maintenance of The Mother Church Original (TMCO) and The Mother Church Extension (TMCX) for The First Church of Christ, Scientist,…

Thornton Tomasetti Project, Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, China, Reaches Completion

April 10, 2017 - in Buildings, Projects

Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, China, has reached completion. The 599-meter supertall tower, for which Thornton Tomasetti provided structural design including performance-based design,…