Skanska builds a new office building and innovation premises in Stockholm for about SEK 800 million
Skanska has signed an agreement with Fabege to build a new office building with associated innovation center for High-speed separators in Flemingsberg, Stockholm. The agreement is worth approximately SEK 800 million, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Sweden in the third quarter of 2022. The project is divided into two phases and is carried out in close cooperation between Fabege and Skanska. In 2021, an agreement was signed for phase 1, which included planning participat...
Industry partners use ORNL software to trim carbon footprint of buildings
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s software suite AutoBEM is being used in the architecture, city planning, real estate and home efficiency industries. Users take advantage of the suite’s energy modeling of almost all U.S. buildings. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Two years after the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory provided a model of nearly every building in America, commercial partners are using the tool for tasks ranging from designing energy-efficient buildi...
AISI Publishes Supplement No. 3 to AISI S100-16 (R2020)
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published Supplement No. 3 to AISI S100-16 (Reaffirmed 2020), North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members, 2022 Edition. The North American Specification harmonizes cold-formed steel design technology across the United States, Canada and Mexico, allowing for faster introduction of new technologies as well as opening up the market for a variety of derivative products such as design aids and e...
HDPE Pipe Electrofusion Guide Updated
Information about electrofusing polyethylene pipe procedures can be found in the updated MAB Generic Electrofusion Procedure for Field Joining of 12 Inch and Smaller Polyethylene (PE) Pipe (MAB-01-2022), one of two electrofusion documents available for free on the PPI MAB website www.plasticpipe.org/municipaladvisoryboard. New Document Now Available from the Municipal Advisory Board IRVING, Texas - September 19, 2022 - The MAB Generic Electrofusion Procedure for Field Joining of 12 In...
The US' Largest 3D Printed Building Project So Far - A Two Story House Of 4.000 Sq Ft - Has Been Started By Peri And Cive
Photo courtesy: PERI. House located in Houston, Texas – home to an increasing no. of 3D printed buildings Designed by HANNAH architects, 3D printed by PERI with CIVE as the general contractor Second multi-story 3D printed building in North America made with a COBOD BOD2 printer (see video) While the US and Canada have seen several 3D printed buildings in recent years, in the US all of these have been single-story buildings. In market terms +50% of all constructed si...
American Structural Steel Leads the Way as White House Prioritizes Low-Carbon Construction Materials
HICAGO - Federal agencies will prioritize the purchase of key low-carbon construction materials, the White House announced Thursday, the latest action in its Federal Buy Clean initiative. America's structural steel industry stands ready to support that mission, and it has already exceeded the Kyoto Protocol's emission reduction requirements by a factor of seven. "We applaud the Biden administration's efforts to lower emissions in the construction sector, and we look forward to continued co...
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...
Updated ASCE Publication Provides Guidance on Anchorage Design for Industrial Facilities
Reston, Va. – Anchorage design involves connecting a structural or non-structural component to a concrete or steel structure. Understanding the state-of-the-practice for the design of cast-in-place anchors, welded anchors, and post-installed anchors is critical when used for petrochemical and other industrial facilities. The latest American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publication, Anchorage Design for Petrochemical and Other Industrial Facilities, Second Edition, serves as a source for uni...
Ontix and TCM IP Services Partner to Deliver a New Era of In-Building Mobile Cellular Connectivity
Ontix and TCM IP Services are working to redefine the process of efficiently and affordably deploying 4G/5G-ready, fully JOTs-compliant, neutral host, in-building connectivity for multi-tenant properties London, UK – Ontix, the company delivering Next-Generation Wireless Infrastructure-as-a-Service, and TCM IP Services, a leading IT and physical infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that they have partnered to deliver an innovative solution for in-building connectivity in th...
Slab Production The Easy Way in Norway
Leading precast concrete producer Contiga’s new hollow core plant on the isle of Askøy is taking process automation to a new level. Just 10 operators. That’s all it takes to complete three 132m long hollow-core concrete slabs every day at Norwegian precast producer Contiga’s state-of-the-art new facility on the Island of Askøy. Skilled labour is both scarce and expensive in Norway, so a priority in the plant’s design was to incorporate the highest level of automation possible. Contiga,...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
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