|
New steel design guide for HSS connections now available
|
|
July 28, 2010
|
|
CHICAGO — Structural engineers working with hollow structural sections (HSS) and connections for these members have a new resource: AISC Steel Design Guide No. 24, Hollow Structural Section Connections by Jeffrey Packer, Ph.D., D.Sc., P.Eng.; Donald Sherman, Ph.D., P.E.; and Maura Lecce, Ph.D. |
Read full article
|
|
Bentley releases Substation V8i
|
|
July 27, 2010
|
|
EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems Inc. has released the V8i (SELECTseries 3) version of Bentley Substation, the first intra-operable software for intelligent electrical and physical substation design. |
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Tuesday, July 27, 2010
|
|
July 27, 2010
|
From The Philadelphia Inquirer: Philly construction firms prepare for busier days
From IEEE Spectrum: New solar windows generate power from artificial light
|
Read full article
|
|
IBHS releases hurricane roof performance research study
|
|
July 26, 2010
|
|
TAMPA, FLA. — The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has released its latest research study, “Surviving Nature’s Fury: Performance of Asphalt Shingle Roofs in the Real World,” which investigated damage from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008. |
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Monday, July 26, 2010
|
|
July 26, 2010
|
From The New York Times: Controversy over Yosemite Slough bridge continues
From TheFabricator.com: Partnership to offer online classes for professional engineers
|
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Friday, July 23, 2010
|
|
July 23, 2010
|
From NIBS: Institute testifies on green building, high-performance building practices
From Daily Commercial News: Ontario college expands with 20,000-square-foot facility
From GreenTech: Report says energy retrofits could save U.S. billions per year
|
Read full article
|
|
T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award nominations due August 2
|
|
July 23, 2010
|
|
CHICAGO — Each year, the T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award recognizes an outstanding lecturer and author whose technical paper or papers, published during the eligibility period, are considered an outstanding contribution to the engineering literature on fabricated structural steel. AISC encourages everyone involved with steel construction to submit nominations by August 2. |
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Thursday, July 22, 2010
|
|
July 22, 2010
|
From StarTribune.com: States warned of lingering bridge deficiencies
From The Palm Beach Post: FAU to build $70 million stadium
From AsiaOne News: Concrete moves to cut waste
|
Read full article
|
|
VIDEO: Az SMART locates best places for solar projects
|
|
July 22, 2010
|
|
|
Read full article
|
|
BuildSite releases free software for construction submittals
|
|
July 22, 2010
|
|
OAKLAND, CALIF. — BuildSite has announced the release of its freemium edition for BuildSite Submittals. This free Software as a Service (“SaaS”) offering allows for the creation of fully electronic project submittals tied directly to construction specifications. |
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Wednesday, July 21, 2010
|
|
July 21, 2010
|
From OC Metro: Construction on O.C.’s tallest building set to move forward
From Daily Commercial News: Roofing innovation to limit wind damage
From The Wall Street Journal: Solving Haiti’s housing problems with ‘Earthships’
|
Read full article
|
|
Videos of Bentley SmartGeometry 2010 presentations now available
|
|
July 20, 2010
|
EXTON, PA. — Bentley has announced that SmartGeometry 2010 Conference presentations on generative design, along with informative interviews of key conference participants, can now be viewed as videos, free of charge, by visiting www.SmartGeometryConference.com/2010.
|
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Tuesday, July 20, 2010
|
|
July 20, 2010
|
From The New York Times: Taking lessons from engineering disasters
From Yahoo News: AECOM acquires Tishman Construction Corp.
From In These Times: Much-touted LEED-certified buildings may not be so perfect
From The Brooklyn Paper: NYC bridge overhauls to commence
|
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Monday, July 19, 2010
|
|
July 19, 2010
|
From Guardian.co.uk: World’s first skyscraper with built-in wind turbines in London
From Directions Magazine: GeoDesign makes Smart Growth smarter
From BrainerdDispatch.com: Minn. judge weighs liability in 35W bridge case
|
Read full article
|
|
Haiti's engineers begin new chapter of study: Seismic Design and Construction
|
|
July 16, 2010
|
|
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Before the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, Haiti's engineers and architects had received little, if any, formal training in seismic design and construction principles. Six months after the disaster, as the result of a partnership between the Université Quisqueya (UniQ) and the University at Buffalo's Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER), approximately 200 Haitian engineers and architects will begin a new chapter in their professional lives, learning to incorporate seismic design into their work. |
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Friday, July 16, 2010
|
|
July 16, 2010
|
From the San Francisco Chronicle: Engineers to reduce cracked eyebars on Bay Bridge
From Daily Commercial News: Team approach necessary for BIM success
From GreenerBuildings: Study shows California buildings’ energy waste
|
Read full article
|
|
ASA announces opening of shotcrete project awards program
|
|
July 15, 2010
|
|
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — The American Shotcrete Association (ASA) has announced the opening of its sixth annual ASA Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards Program to recognize excellence and innovation in projects in which the application of shotcrete has played a significant role. |
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Thursday, July 15, 2010
|
|
July 15, 2010
|
From the San Franscisco Business Times: S.F. surpervisors approve Hunters Point EIR
From the Los Angeles Times: Pricey complex tops $578 million
From DJCoregon.com: Columnist says LEED needs more verification |
Read full article
|
|
Salinas first to receive eco-friendly Gen7 classrooms
|
|
July 15, 2010
|
|
SALINAS, CALIF. — The first-ever Gen7 modular classrooms have been delivered to the Bolsa Knolls Middle School in Salinas, Calif. |
Read full article
|
|
Aftershocks shake Chile months after February quake
|
|
July 14, 2010
|
|
SANTIAGO — Reuters reported a string of aftershocks in central Chile that panicked coastal villagers but caused no damage. Experts warned of more powerful tremors to come. Click here for the full story. |
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Wednesday, July 17, 2010
|
|
July 14, 2010
|
From The New York Times: 2,400-ton prefab bridge to link Manhattan and the Bronx
From nwi.com: Union encourages support for Indiana bridge reconstruction program
|
Read full article
|
|
Contemporary Jewish Museum wins national award
|
|
July 14, 2010
|
|
CHICAGO — The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco has earned national recognition in the 2010 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). Conducted annually by AISC, the IDEAS2 awards recognize outstanding achievements in engineering and architecture on structural steel projects around the country. |
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Tuesday, July 13, 2010
|
|
July 13, 2010
|
From SFGate.com: Columnist marvels at engineering of San Francisco Bay Bridge
From USA Today: Empire State Building gets ‘green’ facelift
From SEI: Designing structural fire resistance seminar announced
|
Read full article
|
|
ASCE/SEI announces public comment period on professional standard
|
|
July 12, 2010
|
|
RESTON, VA. — The American Society of Civil Engineers' Structural Engineering Institute (ASCE/SEI) has announced it will conduct a public comment period on the professional standard, Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures. The public comment period will be held from August 2, 2010 through September 17, 2010. |
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Monday, July 12, 2010
|
|
July 12, 2010
|
From Boston.com: Air base construction project nears commencement
From ConstructionDigital.com: Integrated design approach gains traction
From THonline.com: Laser technology to preserve Iowa bridges
|
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Friday, July 9, 2010
|
|
July 9, 2010
|
From Daily Commercial News: Green builders learn from old design
From the Calgary Herald: Bow office tower becomes western Canada’s tallest building
From TRCSolutions.com: TRC launches new website
|
Read full article
|
|
Steel Joist Institute standards open for review
|
|
July 9, 2010
|
|
FOREST, VA. — The 2010 draft of the Steel Joist Institute’s (SJI) “Standard Specification for Open Web Steel Joists, K-Series and Load Tables,” “Standard Specification for Longspan Steel Joists, LH-Series and Deep Longspan Steel Joists, DLH-Series and Load Tables,” “Standard Specification for Joist Girders,” “Code of Standard Practice for Steel Joists and Joist Girders,” “Standard Specification of Composite Steel Joists CJ-Series,” and “Code of Standard Practice for Composite Steel Joists,” is available for public review until August 15, 2010. |
Read full article
|
|
Thornton Tomasetti announces Dallas office vice president
|
|
July 9, 2010
|
|
DALLAS — Thornton Tomasetti Inc. has announced that R. John Aniol, P.E., S.E. has joined the firm as vice president in its Dallas office. |
Read full article
|
|
Headlines from around the Web, Thursday, July 8, 2010
|
|
July 8, 2010
|
From The New York Times: Durst partnership marks turnaround for Trade Center project
From DJC Oregon: Builders forging link between green chemistry and value
From The Arizona Republic: BIM put to work on Phoenix CityScape project
|
Read full article
|
|
3M introduces 3M Fire Protection Revit BIM Objects
|
|
July 8, 2010
|
|
ST. PAUL, MINN. — 3M Co. has introduced 3M Fire Protection Revit Building Information Modeling (BIM) Objects. The new objects support architectural designs using the 3D BIM approach. |
Read full article
|
