Steel Roof Deck Shows Off Its Curves in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall features a majestic, curved roof made up of type N roof deck. Imagine trying to design and build a structure that could stand out amid the glitzy, audacious Las Vegas skyline. That was the task assigned to the team behind the $989 million Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall expansion. The result is a big, bold, visually exciting addition to the city’s architecture. The project’s hallmark feature is a majestically curving, sloping roof i...
Natural Disasters and Infrastructure Damage: How Innovative Technology Can Support Response
A project inspector on a Seattle jobsite uses mobile technology as part of the inspection process. The technology is accessible on mobile tablets (below), making it easy for onsite workers to capture images and notes in real-time. Image Courtesy of HeadLight The nation is experiencing record-busting temperatures, worsening drought conditions in the West, and a fire season that has already burned more than 2.4 million acres—equivalent to an area larger than the stat...
Green Roofs: A Growing Trend for a Growing Need
The green-roof industry has steadily grown 10 to 15 percent annually, notes Steven Peck, president of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), the North American industry association for the green roof and wall sectors. More policy support is in place as many cities mandate green roofs, particularly on new buildings, as decision makers recognize that roof space is an asset. Mandatory requirements for green roofs have been passed in New York City; San Francisco; Cambridge, Mass.; and Por...
Future Forward: Utilize Data to Create Performance Intelligence
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Gary Wong is AVEVA industry principal for Infrastructure and Water. Gary Wong sometimes hears customers and engineering firms in the water industry complain that they have too much data. He feels, however, that you can never have too much data; it’s really about being able to manage data to start making sense and use...
ReEngineering the Engineer: Longing for the Good Ol’ Days of Engineering
I was recently talking with a friend of mine in the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) side of the industry. Several years ago, they acquired a small structural component to their office in a merger with another firm, and he was surprised by the quantity of software this little contingent needed on a regular basis. The MEP team really only used two software: something for BIM and something for their HVAC analysis. The structural folks had BIM software but also a slew of other software: so...
Seattle-Tacoma International Modernizes, Expands North Satellite
Todd Danielson, editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, interviews via webcam Ken Warren, program leader of the North Satellite Modernization project for the Seattle Tacoma International Airport.
Utilize Data to Create Performance Intelligence
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Gary Wong, AVEVA industry principal for Infrastructure and Water, via webcam.
Podcast: Technology Adoption of Water Utilities
Hydraulic modeling is not new to the water industry; however, recent industry influences have resulted in utilities expanding use of modeling software: COVID has changed the game for many industries and their workforce, and this has had an impact on water utilities and the experts who serve them. Water utilities are able to use software to operate smarter, in terms of both saving operational time and expense as well as preparing for anomalies and emergencies. The “brain...
Specification Section: 2021 Sustainable Products and Design Software Guide
This guide briefly showcases innovative products, technology, services and design software used by civil and structural engineers throughout the industry, with a particular focus on extending the longevity of a completed project and/or green technologies. If your company should have been included, let us know at [email protected] or [email protected], and we’ll add it online. American Concrete Institute The American Concrete Institute’s ACI University is a global...
Letters from Sustainable Engineering Issue 2021
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