Newly Updated Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Building and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 7-22 Standard Now Available
2022 Edition of ASCE’s Most Widely Used Standard Revises All Environmental Loads, Including New Chapter for Tornado Provisions and Provides Digital Data for All Hazards Reston, VA — The newly updated ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criterial for Building and Other Structures is now available. This national standard is the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) most widely used standard and is an integral part of building codes in the United States and ar...
New ASCE Publication Uses Sampling Methods in the Investigation of Constructed Facilities
Reston, Va. – Forensic engineers use sampling methodologies as a method of proof in the investigation of constructed facilities. For investigations, the sampling of as-built conditions often becomes a basis on which a forensic engineer draws conclusions about the causes, prevalence, and severity of defects in the facility. The newest publication, Investigation of Constructed Facilities: Sampling Methodologies, from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) provides a framework of considerat...
North Carolina Adopts ACI Concrete Repair Code
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich - On September 14, 2021, the North Carolina Building Code Council (BCC) voted to accept ACI’s proposal to amend the 2018 North Carolina Existing Building Code to reference ACI CODE-562 Code Requirements for the Assessment, Repair and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures, it was subsequently approved for adoption by the North Carolina Rules Review Commission on November 18, 2021. Effective January 1, 2022, North Carolina will become the fourth state to reference A...
Updated ASCE 7-22 Standard Now Available
Today marks the release of the newly updated ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures. Updated and released every six years, ASCE 7 is the Society’s most widely used professional standard and a critical tool in a civil engineer’s commitment to protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public. “ASCE 7 is essential to the profession,” said J.G. (Greg) Soules, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., P.Eng, F.SEI, F.ASCE, senior principal structural engi...
Stora Enso Launches Low-Carbon Industrial Buildings Solutions for UK
Engineered timber experts provide design tools and concept types to support low-carbon transition for booming industrial building sector Stora Enso, the renewable materials company that specialises in mass timber solutions based on CLT and LVL, has launched a suite of tools to support developers of the UK’s industrial buildings to create more attractive, productive and sustainable buildings, with spans ranging from 12 to 36 metres, from small workshops to large retail sheds and warehous...
Skanska signs lease with Telia for their Danish headquarter in the office building Nest45 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Skanska has signed an 8-year lease agreement with Telia for approximately 6,000 square meters in the Nest45 office building in Ørestad City, Copenhagen, Denmark. With this lease the building is now about 90 percent occupied. Telia will move into its new premises in November 2022. The office building is located 50 meters from the nearest metro station and is within cycling distance of Copenhagen. The lease covers approximately 6,000 square meters office and additional 140 underground parking s...
Auburn University researchers part of interdisciplinary team seeking to make strides in future manufacturing, including homes constructed via 3D printing
Auburn University faculty are part of an interdisciplinary research team that received a multimillion-dollar grant from the National Science Foundation’s Research Infrastructure Improvement Program to develop composite materials from waste resources for additive manufacturing—more commonly known as 3D printing—to create more affordable and environmentally friendly housing or building components. Pictured, from left, are Auburn’s lead scientists, Maria Auad of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineeri...
American Steel Can Be Onsite for Bridge Projects Faster than Other Materials
Chicago - Recent media reports have bemoaned extended delivery schedules for raw steel. But is this accurate--and is it impacting steel bridge projects? "Steel projects are still being delivered on schedule," according to Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD, executive director of the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA). Carter added that during the past year lead times have become extended for all construction materials. "Typical lead times for steel plate are in the 8-10 week range, while la...
Avocet Tower, Designed by Pickard Chilton, Incorporates View Smart Windows to Deliver One of the Healthiest, Most Energy Efficient Buildings in DC Area
Washington, D.C.— View, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIEW) (“View”), the leader in smart building technologies, has installed its Smart Windows as an integral design element of Avocet Tower, a highly-anticipated 22-story, 370,000-square-foot office building with wellness-focused amenities designed by award-winning architecture firm, Pickard Chilton. The Class-A building is a joint venture between Invesco Real Estate and Stonebridge that puts tenant health and wellness at the forefront of its design. Floor-t...
COP26: Industry calls for action from government and business to address embodied emissions in building construction
Representatives of Stora Enso, Google, Lendlease, WEB Limited Group, World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Green Building Council call on governments and industry to make urgent commitments to tackle climate change and achieve a net zero society. GLASGOW, UK, 12th November 2021: Yesterday, leading voices from the building sector came together to call on world governments and the industry to reduce the sector’s environmental impact and accelerate its contribut...
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