Updated AISC Standard for Certification Programs Available for Public Review
CHICAGO - A draft of the next edition of the AISC Standard for Certification Programs (AISC 207) is now available for public review and comment. When completed, this document will supersede AISC 207-20. AISC expects to finalize and release it by early 2024. The draft will be available as a free download at aisc.org/publicreview between January 9 and February 23, 2023. If you’d prefer to review a hard copy, please contact Martin Downs at [email protected]; there is a $35 nominal charge for pri...
Portland Cement Association Regards EPA Proposed Action Involving Particulate Matter Air Quality Standards as Superfluous
Fine Particle Pollution has continuously dropped for decades, and will continue to fall without newly proposed EPA action. The move could also harm progress of infrastructure programs. Washington, D.C. – Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents the majority of America’s cement manufacturers, opposes the proposed decision from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to tighten the Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The move would r...
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center Celebrated the Topping Out of $80M Innovative Women's Health Pavilion
40,000-square-foot building opening in 2023, will transform women’s healthcare in south Orange County LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. – MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center, a leading, innovative nonprofit medical center in Orange County, celebrated the topping out, the marking of the placement of the last beam, of its forthcoming Women’s Health Pavilion. The new, $80 million, state-of-the-art three-story, 40,000-square-foot facility, which is scheduled to open in summer 2023 in Laguna Hills, wil...
PCA Introduces Updated RCC Design Manual
Roller-compacted concrete reference for spillways and overtopping protection revised for 2023 Washington, D.C.—The Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents the majority of America’s cement manufacturers, is pleased to announce the release of the second edition of Design Manual for RCC Spillways and Overtopping Protection. This edition provides the latest in design trends, mix designs, control sections, and construction means and methods for roller-compacted concrete (RCC) spillw...
Hempitecture Furthers Commitment to Sustainability with First U.S-Based Energy Efficient Nonwoven Manufacturing Facility in Jerome, Idaho
The new facility will produce sustainable bio-based nonwoven products for multiple industries using renewable energy Jerome, Idaho — Hempitecture, a nonwoven materials manufacturer that uses biobased, carbon-capturing inputs to create healthier, high-performing products, announces the first nonwoven manufacturing facility of its kind in the United States. The new 33,000 square foot energy efficient facility will produce a wide range of biobased nonwoven products, with hemp fiber bein...
NSBA/Modjeski and Masters Release Guide to Uncoated Weathering Steel: the Ultimate Economical, Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Fast Bridge Material
CHICAGO - Since the 1960s, Departments of Transportation around the country have taken advantage of a remarkably sustainable, efficient, economical building material: uncoated weathering steel, or UWS. The new Uncoated Weathering Steel Reference Guide, developed by Modjeski and Masters, offers bridge designers and owners everything they need to take full advantage of this efficient and low-maintenance corrosion protection system, from design to detailing to fabrication to construction to insp...
American Concrete Institute Publishes Code Requirements for Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Bars
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich- The American Concrete Institute, through the work of ACI Committee 440, has released ACI CODE-440.11-22: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete Reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Bars. The code was developed by an ANSI-approved consensus process and addresses structural systems, members, and connections, including cast-in-place, precast, nonprestressed, and composite construction. This is the first comprehensive building code covering the...
Purdue research buzzing about construction lessons taken from bees, honeycombs
Nikhilesh Chawla, the Ransburg Professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue University, and Rahul Franklin, a graduate research assistant in materials engineering, prepare to examine a honeybee comb sample with a 3D X-ray microscope at the Flex Lab in Discovery Park. Examining the combs has uncovered new techniques used by the bees that could translate into new building concepts. (Purdue University photo/Dave Mason) Insects offer new ideas on materials use, structure strength via 4D time-...
Minneapolis architecture firm Alliiance designs transformative arts space in hometown’s Kingfield neighborhood
ALLIIANCE ARCHITECTURE FIRM WINS ACCLAIM FOR MODERN ADDITION TO MINNEAPOLIS CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS (CFPA) New vibrant space more than doubled CFPA capacity MINNEAPOLIS — A flagship renovation and addition to a Minneapolis performance space designed by Alliiance is supporting local Twin Cities performing arts, garnering acclaim — and revitalizing a neighborhood. Alliiance created a four-story, 21,000 square-foot addition to Center for Performing Arts (CFPA) in the south Minneapolis Ki...
Illinois Institute of Technology completes three-building housing project
Image: Kacek Hall completed in 2020 © Tom Harris Mies van der Rohe designs brought back to life with Gilbane and Dirk Denison architects CHICAGO—Demonstrating a dual commitment to historic preservation and environmental sustainability, Illinois Institute of Technology completes a $70 million, three-building housing project with the opening of the Carman Hall residential facility. All three buildings, situated at the campus entryway and offering sweeping views of the Chicago skyline, w...
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June Issue 2026
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