FWA Group Joins National Architecture Firm Hord Coplan Macht
Baltimore, MD — Hord Coplan Macht, an award-winning integrated architecture, interior design, and planning firm with offices across Maryland, Metro DC, North Carolina, and Colorado announced today that Charlotte, North Carolina-based architecture firm FWA Group has joined the firm. The move combines FWA’s vast portfolio and knowledge base in K-12, higher education, and healthcare with HCM’s innovative design approach and client service expertise. The addition of FWA will also extend HCM's geogra...
CTS Cement Announces Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for Flagship Brands
Independent analysis confirms manufacturing belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement is more environmentally friendly than manufacturing portland cement. (Garden Grove, CA) – It’s easier than ever for North American concrete producers to use CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.’s belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement instead of portland cement to meet public and private project owners’ sustainability goals for concrete. A Type III environmental product declaration (EPD) developed by...
New SpillGuard® Leak Recognition System Provides Early Warning of Leaks
(Louisville, KY) DENIOS introduces the SpillGuard® Leak Recognition System which instantly alerts users when a leak is detected. This unique, FM-approved technology is placed within the sump of a spill containment device, or near the equipment to be monitored, and alerts users with an audible and visual alarm for a minimum of 24 hours when contact is made with a liquid. It is easy to use - just switch it on and place it into position. Designed for use with all essential and common liquid hazardo...
Soil Connect to Establish Digital Storefronts in Partnership with Builders Industry Association of Central Ohio and Local Construction Materials Suppliers
NEW YORK – Soil Connect today announced that it is rolling out a QuickStart program to partner with local construction material suppliers in the Columbus area - including quarries, concrete recycling facilities, landscape material suppliers, asphalt and concrete plants, and sand and gravel locations. These digital storefronts provide local material suppliers with a means to sell their products directly to the platform’s growing user base of construction professionals. Following a successful...
Eleven Building Projects Receive Copper Architecture Award
The North American Copper in Architecture Awards program recognizes excellent uses of copper in educational, religious, and government buildings McLean, VA— Eleven building projects across the United States and Canada recently received the prestigious North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) award from the Copper Development Association (CDA) for their outstanding application of architectural copper and copper alloys. Since its launch in 2008, the NACIA awards program has reco...
Optimization of Aqsur's water treatment plants in municipalities in the Atlántico Sur Department
The initiatives implemented in Aguas del Sur del Atlántico have resulted in savings of up to 42% in the operations of some plants, benefits in terms of sustainability and an increase of 99% in the water supply network. Municipalities such as Campo de la Cruz, Santa Lucía and Luruaco now have running water 24 hours a day. The technological and technical operations of the infrastructure were revised, operating parameters were optimized, and staff began to receive regular training, among othe...
Advocate of Ideate Software Add-Ins for Revit Hired as a Customer Success Manager – Americas
San Francisco, CA – Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer, is pleased to announce that Nivin Nabeel joined the team as a customer success manager for the Americas region. Nivin will work with architecture, engineering, construction, and owner-operator (AECO) companies throughout North and South America to help them get a strong return on their investments in both Ideate Software tools and Autodesk Revit® software. Nivin has extensive experience...
Industry Remembers Alan “Ted” Sheppard
CHICAGO - Alan “Ted” Sheppard has died at the age of 89. “Ted was integral to connecting AISC with the erector community,” said AISC Senior Vice President Scott Melnick. “He had friends everywhere and could always be counted on to make a needed introduction, offer practical advice, or join a group in a good glass of wine.” Born July 12, 1933, in Philadelphia, Sheppard attended Yale University, where he graduated with honors in 1955. A civil engineer by trade, he served on several AISC comm...
Simpson Strong-Tie Participates in Construction of First Multi-Story 3D Printed House in the United States
Construction 3D printing is gaining new heights in Texas, as printing begins on the first multistory printed structure in the United States. HANNAH, PERI 3D Construction, and CIVE, in collaboration with building industry partners, are printing a two-story single-family home that integrates customized architectural design and a resilient structural system that leverages a hybridized construction method. The 4,000-square foot project showcases the possibilities of 3D printing technology, mas...
Propex Launches Fire Resistant Erosion Control & Slope Stabilization Technology
Chattanooga, Tenn. – PYRAMAT® 75 High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) and PYRAMAT® 25 Turf Reinforcement Mat (TRM) are now engineered to mitigate fire risk and increase the resilience of wildfire prone areas using non-halogen fire retardant technology. Recognizing the long-lasting impact of wildfires, including the destruction of essential vegetation that helps to maintain slope structure and storm water runoff, Propex designed an HPTRM and TRM that provide essential slope and eros...