Cities Leading the Way on Bird-friendly Building Policies
Building collisions are a leading cause of mortality for wild birds, including this Blackpoll Warbler, in the United States. Photo by Viveca Morris. (NEW HAVEN)—A new report published by the Law, Ethics and Animals Program at the Yale Law School (LEAP) and American Bird Conservancy (ABC) reveals how local laws and policies are speeding up protections for birds, such as the Blackpoll Warbler, from deadly building collisions. The first-of-its-kind report, “Building Safer Cities for Birds:...
Available Wednesday: 16th ed. Steel Construction Manual updated for 2023 with the latest AISC standards
We've upgraded your go-to steel reference with: New 50 ksi steel design tables Properties and dimensions for 210 new HSS shapes Revised and expanded discussion of prying action New and revamped tables for design of double-angle connections, single-plate connections, single-angle connections, and shear end-plate connections New section on the design of simple connections for combined forces Updated discussion on the chevron effect, as well as new information and a n...
S&T awarded $1.4 million from Army Corps to develop AI-based program for 3D printing concrete
ROLLA, Mo. – A Missouri University of Science and Technology research team led by Dr. Kamal Khayat has been awarded $1.4 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop an artificial intelligence program that will determine the best locally-available materials for 3D-printed concrete. This technology will allow the Army Corps to more quickly 3D print concrete structures without relying on the delivery of large amounts of construction materials. “By harnessing the power of AI, our...
Silverstein Properties And Parx Casino Reveal The Avenir At 514 Eleventh Avenue In Midtown, Manhattan
NEW YORK – Silverstein Properties, a national real estate investment, development, and management firm, today announced plans to develop the Avenir, a hotel, casino, entertainment, and residential complex on vacant land on Manhattan’s far West Side. The 1.8 million square foot project will be located on 92,000 square feet of undeveloped land at 41st Street and 11th Avenue, just north of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City’s premiere convention destination, which hosts more than...
LeadIT and GCCA launch Green Cement Technology Tracker
The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched a new tracker, to help policymakers, industry experts, academics and the public monitor worldwide decarbonization efforts in the cement industry. The Green Cement Technology Tracker was unveiled today, at an international inter-governmental meeting focused on clean energy, which is taking place in India (CEM14-M18) Cement and concrete are vital to the built environmen...
Simulating Damage Propagation in Composite Materials Through a Novel Computational Method to Realize High-Quality CFRPs
CFRPs are lightweight materials with remarkable mechanical properties. However, their design involves many time-consuming experiments, which drives up costs. To tackle this issue, researchers present a new and computationally efficient approach to simulate damage propagation in CFRP laminates. Image credit: Chenyu Wang and Toshio Nagashima from Sophia University Researchers propose a quasi-3D extend finite element method that could help lower the costs of designing carbon fiber reinforce...
Green construction boost as new service provides transparent environmental data on concrete products.
Major step forward for sustainability reporting and green construction Production of Environmental Product Declarations on-demand allows concrete producers to show the environmental impact of their products Governments and authorities are mandating use of EPDs for green construction, for example with introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act in the USA. The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and consultants WAP Sustainability have taken a major step towards gree...
Scientists Knit Futuristic Eco-Building Designs Using Fungal Networks
FIGURE 1. BioKnit self-supporting structure exhibited in the OME, Newcastle University (Image credit: Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment). Mycocrete, a paste made with fungi, can be combined with a knitted textile framework to create environmentally friendly constructions Scientists have developed mycocrete, a paste made with the root network of fungus called mycelium, as a building material. Injecting this into a knitted textile framework creates a composite material whic...
AstraZeneca unveils new offices in Finland with air-purifying green walls to create a well-being-first work environment
AstraZeneca has relocated its Finnish offices to the business and innovation hub of Espoo’s Keilaniemi region. The brand new building features biophilic interiors created in collaboration with Naava. The science-led design brings nature indoors, creating a workplace that optimizes functionality while prioritizing employee wellness. ESPOO, Finland (July 11th, 2023) AstraZeneca has installed the latest generation of living walls from Finnish indoor nature technology company, Naava, as part of t...
New ASCE Publication Optimizes Design of Single-Span Trusses
Reston, Va. – Early estimates for structural quantities are important for truss design, as that can help engineers optimize before design begins. A new technical report from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Efficient Design of Spanning Trusses: Charts and Tools, will help engineers select the most efficient designs for single-span structural steel trusses, as well as discusses the optimization procedures that could be applied to other structures. Design charts and tools are provided w...
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