FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — The American Concrete Institute and International Concrete Repair Institute have published an updated “Guide to the Code for Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures.” This guide provides licensed…
Flashing Plastic Ash Completes Recycling
Rice lab’s turns pyrolyzed ash into graphene for improving concrete, other compounds HOUSTON – Pyrolyzed plastic ash is worthless, but perhaps…
View’s smart building network platform, AI-powered products to transform passenger wellness and travel experience in DFW’s New “Gate of the Future”
View, the market leader in smart glass, announced that its smart windows will be installed in Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s new expansion…
Steel Industry Celebrates the Accomplishments and Legacy of the CCFSS While Transitioning to the Future
CCFSS Programs Will Continue as Responsibilities are Transferred to Sponsoring Organizations WASHINGTON, D.C. - The founding, association and corporate sponsors of the Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures (CCFSS) announced today that…
New Seismic Design Criteria for Nuclear Facilities Now Available in Updated ASCE Standard 43
Reston, Va. – Nuclear facilities need to have a much lower probability than conventional facilities of sustaining structural damage caused by earthquake, due to potential risk with nuclear hazards. The goal of the latest updated standard, Seismic Design…
The Department of State Breaks Ground on New U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India
Highlighting the deepening ties of friendship that undergird the U.S.-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of India Kenneth I. Juster, the Government of India’s Minister…
AISI Updates Six Cold-Formed Steel Design Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has updated six cold-formed steel design standards. AISI is an accredited consensus organization by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for developing American National Standards…
Framework to Design Tall Buildings for Wind Offered in Newest ASCE Manual of Practice 143
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s new book, Design and Performance of Tall Buildings for Wind, MOP 143, provides a framework for the design of tall buildings for wind, based on the current state-of-practice in tall building structural design and wind tunnel testing.…
Is that building done yet? Researchers test sensors that could speed up construction schedules
Purdue University engineers developed sensors that can instantly measure concrete strength, speeding up a construction timeline. (Purdue University photo/Rebecca McElhoe) Future building complex at Purdue University is a test bed for new technology measuring…
American Chemical Society headquarters attains esteemed LEED Platinum® recertification
WASHINGTON — The two American Chemical Society (ACS) headquarters buildings in Washington, D.C., have earned LEED Platinum® recertification from the U.S. Green Building Council, affirming the Society’s commitment to advance sustainability and the environment.…
