Nickel Institute Updates Technical Guides for Designers, Materials Specifiers, Architects and Engineers
Toronto, ON, Canada – Thirty significant technical publications originally produced by INCO and American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) have been refreshed and re-published by the Nickel Institute. Popular titles, such as AISI’s Design Guidelines for the Selection and Use of Stainless Steels and INCO’s The Corrosion Resistance of Nickel-Containing Alloys in Sulphuric Acid and Related Compounds provide relevant technical information for engineers and end-users. The digital quality of the guides...
College of DuPage Architecture Alumna Helps Transform McCormick Place Into Alternative Care Facility for COVID-19 Patients
Glen Ellyn, Ill. - In just two weeks, hundreds of workers converted McCormick Place from a convention center to a medical facility with 2,250 rooms to treat COVID-19 patients. College of DuPage Architecture alumna Michelle Binet had the unique experience of working on the design team as an architectural designer at AECOM where she works full-time. “My team and I, along with hundreds of others, including the Illinois National Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers, worked non-stop trying to get...
The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Phase 2 Recognized For Structural Excellence
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Phase 2 was recognized with a Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) Project Award for its exemplary use of post-tensioned concrete to overcome challenging aspects of the project, such as its rotation at the 27th floor to face Hawaii’s famous landmark Diamond Head. The project was designed by the Chicago and Honolulu offices of the structural engineering firm BASE and Guerin Glass Architects was the architect of record. The Phase 2 towe...
National Building Museum Announces Summer Block Party 2020 Partner
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind” National Building Museum and Folger Shakespeare Library bring the wonders of Shakespeare’s theater to the Great Hall beginning July 4, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum announced today its partnership with Folger Shakespeare Library, in association with the University of South Carolina, to design the 2020 Summer Block Party exhibition for the Museum’s Great Hall. Shakespeare's Playhouse will be the seventh in the Museum’s a...
Pandemic Preparedness: How Hospitals Can Adapt Buildings to Address Worst-Case Scenarios
A Canadian healthcare architect looks at how hospital staff can act now to modify facilities and contain a pandemic By Tim Eastwood, Healthcare Principal I spend much of my life thinking about hospital design. And these days, with the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), I’m sure many people around the world are looking at their hospitals in new ways, as patients and staff try to stay healthy. COVID-19, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), has brought...
Video: Celebrating Steel's Sustainability on Earth Day
On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, the American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance celebrate structural steel’s commitment to sustainability. Join us as we celebrate steel as the most environmentally friendly construction material and help us spread the message of steel’s sustainability and commitment to a greener industry.
City of Boston Finalizing Zero Emissions Buildings Guide
Thornton Tomasetti and Placetailor Lead the Creation of Zero Carbon Affordable Housing Design Standards (Boston, Mass.) – The City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) has released the first-ever guidebook for Zero Emissions Buildings (ZEBs) in support of Mayor Martin Walsh’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality in Boston by 2050. The guide is part of the city's green building initiatives program to reduce the carbon footprint of its development activities. Created in...
Join us remotely to explore the causes of glass breakage in building facades
Register for our webinar on Friday, April 24, 2020. Glass Breakage: Causes and Strategies for Minimizing Risk Glass as a building material has a long history. However, it is a brittle material that can break suddenly and often without warning. While the building code recognizes these important material and performance characteristics, the variability and frequency of its use in facades can lead to conditions that, while currently code compliant, invite unnecessary risk. In this webinar, we w...
New Tremco Construction Products Group Unites Leading Brands, Offers Industry's First Single-Source Building Enclosure
BEACHWOOD, Ohio - Tremco Incorporated’s Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing, Roofing & Building Maintenance, and Tremco Barrier Solutions operating divisions, together with Dryvit Systems, Inc.; Nudura Inc.; Willseal; Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. and Weatherproofing Technologies Canada today announced they are joining forces under a single corporate identity: the Tremco Construction Products Group (CPG). Representing the combined power of these recognized leaders, Tremco CPG is the ind...
HDR Selected to Design 12-Story Mass Timber Tower
Taking Mass Timber Designs to New Heights in British Columbia RPB Hotels and Resorts has selected HDR to provide architectural design services for the development of a new 82-suite, 12-story mass timber constructed Ramada Hotel in Kelowna, British Columbia. The City of Kelowna was an early adopter of British Columbia’s new regulations allowing mass timber construction of up to 12 stories. The development will not only be the tallest mass timber tower in Kelowna, but a positive contribution...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
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