Arlington, VA –Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) Health Center at Landstown has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction Version 4 Silver certification. With this designation, the HDR-designed…
AISC Introduces New Steel Construction Manual
Have you heard? AISC's 15th Edition Steel Construction Manual is available! This new edition of the Manual includes the 2016 Specification for Structural…
Long-Awaited Downtown Superior Development Gains Momentum
SUPERIOR, COLO. – Superior was recently ranked the No. 1 Best Suburb to Live in Colorado by Niche. There are now even more options for those wanting…
Michael Baker International Awarded Contract to Provide Value Engineering Services to the U. S. Department of State
Pittsburgh – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced it was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) to provide value…
MMFX Expands Its Global Footprint to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
IRVINE, Calif. — MMFX Steel Corporation announces that it has partnered with a business development representative in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean: José Santiago Aponte will work with MMFX to sell and develop projects in the region. José brings…
Record Visitor Numbers Drive Adelaide Hotel Building Boom
TOURISM growth and a booming convention precinct are fuelling a hotel boom in the South Australian capital, Adelaide. There are 1946 hotel rooms in the supply pipeline across nine developments with 245 rooms under construction, 1006 rooms with planning approval…
Lowering the Carbon in Concrete
Concrete is one of the best materials for resilient, durable and energy efficient structures and buildings over their life cycle. But concrete can become a significant source of carbon. Andy Spencer, Sustainability Director for CEMEX UK and Chair of…
Metsä Wood Launches ‘Open Source Wood’
A pioneering open innovation project to accelerate growth in large scale wood construction. Metsä Wood’s Open Source Wood initiative is a call to action to architects, designers and engineers to join forces, share innovation and contribute knowledge about…
JEC Group Publication: A New Book On the Growing Use of compositeS in Construction
JEC Group is launching the first ever book on the growing use of composites in architecture: “The Future of Building: The Growing Use of Composites in Construction and Architecture”. Its 194 pages of information and 80 concrete examples demonstrate the…
Aircuity Announces its Airside Efficiency Platform to Improve Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality
NEWTON, Mass., USA – Aircuity, maker of smart automated airside solutions, announces that its airside efficiency platform has been included in a major retrofit project by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). The NRC’s building in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan…
