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Headlines from around the Web, Wednesday, August 4, 2010
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August 4, 2010
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From The Wall Street Journal: Plans for 13-story mosque gets green light
From LAW.com: The risks and rewards of BIM
From TampaBay.com: Florida builds eco-friendly community center
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Headlines from around the Web, Tuesday, August 3, 2010
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August 3, 2010
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From Telegraph.co.uk.com: First female cathedral architect dies at 75
From Cincinnati.com: Cincinnati architecture group seeks award nominees
From HindustanTimes.com: Pakistan floods kill thousands and wipe out infrastructure
From NashvilleBusinessJournal.com: Largest concrete pour begins for Music City Center
From the Sacramento Press: Sacramento tower awaits final tests
From HeraldTribune.com: Dolphin Tower mystery continues...
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Autodesk East Coast headquarters recognized for IPD and sustainable design
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August 3, 2010
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SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk Inc. has announced that the facility that houses its East Coast headquarters has received 13 industry awards in recognition of its innovative design and collaborative building process....
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ACI convention to combine education and practice
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August 3, 2010
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FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has announced it aims to educate attendees in sustainable concrete while reducing the Fall 2010 Convention’s environmental impact, Oct. 24-28, Pittsburgh, Penn., at the Westin Convention Center Hotel & David L. Lawrence Convention Center....
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Headlines from around the Web, Monday, August 2, 2010
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August 2, 2010
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From Rice University: Nanomaterials poised for big impact in construction
From the Associated Press: San Francisco approves major redevelopment project
From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: Nevada businesses eager to invest in green retrofits
From WLFI.com: Purdue team evaluates bridge safety
From the Las Vegas Sun: Architects, engineers pinched by recession
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Headlines from around the Web, Friday, July 30, 2010
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July 30, 2010
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From HousingWatch.com: Connecticut ‘green’ building runs on giant fuel cell
From ClarionLedger.com: High hopes for Miss. bridge
From FreePressRelease.com: Design professionals continue to invest in development training
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ASCE recognizes Bill Baker with prestigious award
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July 29, 2010
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CHICAGO — William F. Baker P.E., S.E., FASCE, FIStructE, structural engineering partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), has been recognized with a 2011 Outstanding Projects And Leaders (OPAL) Lifetime Award for Design from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)....
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Headlines from around the Web, Thursday, July 29, 2010
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July 29, 2010
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From Yahoo/Associated Press: Construction of Oklahoma tower reaches critical phase
From KPIX-TV (San Francisco): Bay Bridge tower takes shape
From DailyTech.com: U.S. Navy dedicates millions to solar facilities...
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Hanson Structural Precast provides concrete girders for I-15 project
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July 28, 2010
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SALT LAKE CITY — Hanson Structural Precast is participating in the $135 million EXPRESSLink project in Salt Lake City by designing and manufacturing 92 of the largest concrete girders, or support beams, in Utah....
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Headlines from around the Web, Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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July 28, 2010
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From RecordOnline.com: Steel girders tip at Route 17 site
From The New York Times: Mixed-use high rise to help New Haven
From The Wall Street Journal: Developer touts Miami tower hurricane proof
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New steel design guide for HSS connections now available
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July 28, 2010
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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....
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Bentley releases Substation V8i
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July 27, 2010
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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....
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Headlines from around the Web, Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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July 27, 2010
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From The Philadelphia Inquirer: Philly construction firms prepare for busier days
From IEEE Spectrum: New solar windows generate power from artificial light
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IBHS releases hurricane roof performance research study
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July 26, 2010
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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....
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Headlines from around the Web, Monday, July 26, 2010
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July 26, 2010
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From The New York Times: Controversy over Yosemite Slough bridge continues
From TheFabricator.com: Partnership to offer online classes for professional engineers
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Headlines from around the Web, Friday, July 23, 2010
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July 23, 2010
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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
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T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award nominations due August 2
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July 23, 2010
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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....
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Headlines from around the Web, Thursday, July 22, 2010
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July 22, 2010
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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
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VIDEO: Az SMART locates best places for solar projects
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July 22, 2010
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BuildSite releases free software for construction submittals
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July 22, 2010
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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....
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Headlines from around the Web, Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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July 21, 2010
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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’
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Videos of Bentley SmartGeometry 2010 presentations now available
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July 20, 2010
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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.
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Headlines from around the Web, Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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July 20, 2010
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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
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Headlines from around the Web, Monday, July 19, 2010
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July 19, 2010
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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
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Haiti's engineers begin new chapter of study: Seismic Design and Construction
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July 16, 2010
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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....
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Headlines from around the Web, Friday, July 16, 2010
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July 16, 2010
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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
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ASA announces opening of shotcrete project awards program
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July 15, 2010
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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....
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Headlines from around the Web, Thursday, July 15, 2010
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July 15, 2010
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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...
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Salinas first to receive eco-friendly Gen7 classrooms
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July 15, 2010
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SALINAS, CALIF. — The first-ever Gen7 modular classrooms have been delivered to the Bolsa Knolls Middle School in Salinas, Calif....
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Aftershocks shake Chile months after February quake
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July 14, 2010
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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....
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