Metsä Wood is constantly looking for new partners who use Kerto LVL (laminated veneer lumber) in innovative modular construction projects. One example is 369 Pattern Buildings, a joint project with the modular construction company Harmet, architects from…
Retrofit buildings at Tokyo 2020 honor history and environmentalism
Nine of the retrofit structures at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be outfitted with building solutions powered by Dow technology designed to seal,…
MBH Architects Completes New Laboratory for COVID-19 Vaccine Research
MBC BioLabs at 930 Brittan; Credit: Tyler Chartier MBH Architects began the initial design phase for 930 Brittan Avenue in 2017. The development—which…
Tires turned into graphene that makes stronger concrete
Rice University scientists have optimized a process to turn rubber from discarded tires into turbostratic flash graphene. The graphene is highly soluble, which makes it ideal for composite materials, including cement in more environmentally friendly concrete.…
National Building Museum Reopens on April 9
The Great Hall. Photo by Kevin Allen Three New Exhibitions, a Welcoming Visitor Center, and the Beloved Museum Shop Available to All, Fridays Through Sundays WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday, April 9, 2021, the National Building Museum will reopen after…
Aramco and American Concrete Institute Announce New Center of Excellence for Nonmetallics in Building and Construction
Aramco Americas becomes founding member of US-based innovation hub New center aims to achieve more sustainable building solutions through advances in nonmetallic technologies FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Aramco and the American Concrete Institute…
AISI Publishes Three New Cold-Formed Steel Research Reports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published three new cold-formed steel research reports: 1) “AISI RP21-1: Development of Design Tables for the Cold-Formed Steel Cross-Sections in AISI D100,” 2) “AISI RP21-2:…
$12.5 BelovED Charter High School completed in Jersey City, N.J.
Developer Friends of BelovED Community Charter School 2, Inc. and Urbahn Architects have completed the new high school facility for the BelovED Community Charter School. Located at 535 Grand Street in Jersey City, once fully occupied the high school will serve…
Clayco Completes One Hundred Above the Park in St. Louis’ Central West End
LOUIS – [March 23, 2021] –Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm, today announced the construction completion of One Hundred Above the Park, a new residential tower overlooking Forest…
New ASCE Publication Examines the Effects of Hurricane Winds on Engineered Buildings
Reston, Va. – The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) newest publication, Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the US Virgin Islands: Building Performance Observations and Recommendations for ASCE 7, examines the wind effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria…
