Lindapter has published new figures for designing Hollo-Bolt connections to LRFD and ASD methods, in compliance with the International Building Code. As the only expansion bolt with full ICC-ES seismic approval, this data assures building officials and the…
Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel Industry Will Be Featured on New Episode of Innovations TV Series
CENTENNIAL, CO - The American Galvanizers Association (AGA) is pleased to announce the October 13, 2016 episode of Innovations with Ed Begley, Jr. will…
Oldcastle Precast Supplies Retaining Wall System for PENNDOT’s Largest Project Ever
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (September 2016) – Oldcastle Precast, a specialist in manufacturing precast concrete components used in heavy highway and bridge construction,…
The Circular Building: The Most Advanced Reusable Building Yet
A building designed and constructed out of fully re-useable components, is being showcased as part of the London Design Festival to demonstrate how circular economy thinking can be applied to the built environment. Developed by Arup, Frener & Reifer, BAM…
Voorlinden Museum Opens its Doors in the Netherlands
King Willem-Alexander has officially opened Voorlinden Museum in Wassenaar to the public. Since 2011 we have worked providing multidisciplinary services to the concept designed by Kraaijvanger Architects. Designed in close collaboration with Dutch museum owner…
Schools and Hospitals Among Heavily Damaged
Central Italy Earthquake Journal – Day 3 - Miyamoto International DAY 3 Early in the morning we drive towards Amatrice, but many roads are closed due to landslides and bridge damage, and access is restricted since the rescue operations are still ongoing.…
Reporting from Italy Earthquake: Watch Video
CENTRAL ITALY – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has promised that Italy will build back differently after Wednesday’s quake, which hit Central Italy hard, leaving a death toll of 290 so far with more bodies still believed to be buried beneath the rubble.…
Placido Domingo Opens Atkins-Designed Dubai Opera in the UAE
The Atkins-designed Dubai Opera opens with a sold out performance by Placido Domingo on 31 August 2016. Described in the international press as “the King of Opera,” “a true renaissance man in music” and “the greatest operatic artist of modern times”,…
ACEEE Presents 2016 Champion of Energy Efficiency in Buildings Awards
Pacific Grove, California, August 24, 2016 : The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) presented three Champion of Energy Efficiency awards last night at its 19th biennial Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. The awards recognize…
The Man Who Saved the Skyscraper
In December 1965, the psychic Jeane Dixon made a prediction: Chicago’s John Hancock Center would come tumbling down. The astrologer and syndicated columnist had risen to fame after predicting the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and now she foresaw the…
