AstraZeneca has relocated its Finnish offices to the business and innovation hub of Espoo’s Keilaniemi region. The brand new building features biophilic interiors created in collaboration with Naava. The science-led design brings nature indoors, creating…
New ASCE Publication Optimizes Design of Single-Span Trusses
Reston, Va. – Early estimates for structural quantities are important for truss design, as that can help engineers optimize before design begins. A…
PERI 3D Construction Starts Europe’s first 3D Printed Public Building – A Two Story Football Clubhouse
Europe's First 3D Printed Public Building, a football clubhouse in Nordkirchen, Germany Project showcases 3D construction printing's potential…
Swiss Steel continues research for climate protection
New alloying technologies improve steel Witten/Emmenbrücke. High-alloy steels often consist of more than 30 percent alloying metals. These steels are used in high-performance machinery, among other things. The ecological footprint of these metals is…
PVAMU Opens $70M Engineering and Research Building
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Today, Prairie View A&M University officially opened its new $70 million Engineering Classroom and Research Building. In its 75th year, ENCARB is the sixth building to be added to the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering complex.…
AISI Publishes New Cold-Formed Steel Research Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published a new research report, “RP23-01: Analytical Equations for Critical Local Buckling Stress of Lipped Channels.” The report provides analytical equations for calculating the…
McKinsey & Company: New report reveals that more than 50% of built environment emissions can be reduced with existing technology by 2030
In collaboration with the Net Zero Built Environment Council, McKinsey identifies the top levers and business opportunities for decarbonization of the built environment. 13 June 2023: Latest analysis from McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) uncovers that…
Heatherwick Studio reveals the design of a new public exhibition hall in Shanghai
CREDIT: Devisual The ‘Orbit’ in West Bund will invite visitors to experience it inside and out. Heatherwick Studio has revealed the design of an exhibition hall on Shanghai’s emerging West Bund waterfront. Named the ‘West Bund Orbit’, the…
International Code Council Launches Initiative to Advance Off-Site Construction
Effort focuses on adoption of U.S. national standards, developed jointly with the Modular Building Institute, to provide greater efficiency and easier access to affordable housing Washington, D.C. – At an Off-Site Construction Summit on June 9, 2023, the…
NIBS Releases 2023 Social Equity Survey Results
The National Institute of Building Sciences has released its second bi-annual Social Equity Survey. This survey, created in partnership with 26 organizations in the built environment, was initially developed to advance work on the issue of social equity…
