Construction to commence on Australia’s largest commercial microgrid
An IKEA store in Adelaide, South Australia will soon become a community microgrid supplying energy from its rooftop array. The IKEA Australia Clean Energy Transformation Project will transition IKEA Adelaide to operating with 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025, with the excess energy being placed back into the state power grid. The project, funded by $1.95 million from the South Australian Government’s Renewable Technology Fund, is being run in conjunction with Planet Ark Power, SA Powe...
GSA & DOE Seek Technologies for Healthy & Resilient Buildings
The U.S. General Services Administration’s Proving Ground (GPG) program, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to obtain responses from vendors and other interested parties on resource-efficient technologies that improve commercial building health and resilience. This year’s RFI is focused on resource-efficient technologies that: Maintain Healthy Indoor Air with integrated solutions, including efficient ventilation strategi...
Performance-Based Structural Fire Design Guidance Published by American Society of Civil Engineers
Available to download for free RESTON, Va. – The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) has published Performance-Based Structural Fire Design: Exemplar Designs of Four Regionally Diverse Buildings using ASCE 7-16, Appendix E. This guidance, available free-of-charge to download, presents guidance for proper execution and potential benefits of structural fire protection. SEI received a research grant from the Charles Pankow Foundation for $2...
AISI Publishes Two New Cold-Formed Steel Research Reports
Photo Credit: Don Allen WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published two new cold-formed steel research reports: “RP20-4: Cold-Formed Steel Bracing Design Using Combinations of Discrete and Sheathing Bracing,” and “RP20-5: Structural Design Example – Four Span Metal Building Z-Purlin Line Supporting a Standing Seam Roof.” Both are available for free download at https://www.buildusingsteel.org and https://www.cfsei.org. “RP20-4: Cold-Formed Steel Braci...
EW Howell Construction Group Completes Restoration of Iconic Palm Dome of The New York Botanical Garden’s Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
Redesigned Palms of the World Gallery Reopened to the Public on Tuesday, September 22 (Bronx, N.Y. ) – EW Howell Construction Group, one of the region’s leading builders, has completed renovation work on the iconic palm dome of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) in the Bronx, NY, which reopened to the public on September 22. “EW Howell has been privileged to work on projects that feature some absolutely stunning architectural design, and with input...
TIA and UL Launch World’s First Smart Building Assessment and Rating
Northbrook, Ill. and Arlington, Va., September 29, 2020 – UL, a leading global safety science company, and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today launched the SPIRETM Smart Building Program, the world’s first-and-only, comprehensive and objective assessment and rating program for smart buildings. Created in a partnership between the two organizations, SPIRE provides an...
Lucy Moses Preservation Award for iconic 280 Broadway renovation
Photo by Ola Wilk/Wilk Marketing Communications $17.5 Million Historic Façade Restoration of the 240,000-square foot National and New York City Landmark 280 Broadway Building, by DCAS, DDC, Urbahn Architects, and Jablonski Building Conservation, Wins 2020 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy Historic 1846 structure is New York City’s first commercial building designed in the Italianate style New York, NY – The historic restoration of the mar...
ASCE Press Book Offers Clear Explanation of New Tsunami Design Provisions for Standard ASCE 7-16
RESTON, Va. – Tsunami Loads and Effects: Guide to the Tsunami Design Provisions of ASCE 7-16 provides a clear, authoritative explanation of the tsunami load requirements contained in Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 7-16. When used in conjunction with the standard, structural, coastal, and geotechnical engineers can apply the latest thinking in tsunami design. Ian Robertson helps engineers and allied professionals understand the backgro...
Turner-AECOM Hunt Joint Venture celebrates the opening of SoFi Stadium, largest in the NFL
SoFi Stadium recently kicked off its first regular season NFL football game LOS ANGELES – Turner-AECOM Hunt, the joint venture of Turner Construction Company and AECOM Hunt, part of AECOM (NYSE:ACM), celebrate the opening of SoFi Stadium, the new home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, in Inglewood, California. The 3.1 million-square-foot facility, which is the first football stadium erected in Los Angeles in nearly a century, can host approximately 70,000 fans and is expandabl...
$20 Million Bronx Charter School for Excellence, Designed by CTA Architects, Receives LEED Silver Certification
CTA Architects collaborated with the engineering and construction team to achieve the high sustainability rating within a limited budget. Bronx, NY – The Bronx Charter School for Excellence, also known as Bronx 1, has earned a coveted LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This high performing school, located at 1952-1960 Benedict Avenue in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx, serves over 800 students in grades K-8. Bronx 1 is currently one of the m...
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