Enter today! BD+C's 75 Top Building Products for 2024
BD+C editors are now accepting submissions for the annual 75 Top Building Products awards. The winners will be featured in the November/December 2024 issue of Building Design+Construction.
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BD+C editors are now accepting submissions for the annual 75 Top Building Products awards. The winners will be featured in the November/December 2024 issue of Building Design+Construction.
The Canadian Province of British Columbia is updating its building code to expand the use of mass timber in building construction. The code will allow for encapsulated mass-timber construction (EMTC) buildings as tall as 18 stories for residential and office buildings, an increase from the previous 12-story limit.
BD+C Editors break down March's top 15 building products, from multifamily-focused electronic locks to recyclable plastic panels.
Advances in R&D are fostering new forms of structural and aesthetic steel.
The annual awards program, sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction, honors the best in structural steel design and construction.
The project will consist of three pavilions and several bridges and cost around $5.3 million.
Designed as an alternative for cross laminated timber (CLT), MPP is a large-scale plywood panel with maximum finished panel dimensions up to 12 feet wide by 48 feet long and up to 24 inches thick.
The species is first new U.S.-grown softwood to be tested for strength values since 1920s.
Temporary Expansion Joints in Large Structures
Though brick masonry is highly durable, it is still important to conduct regular inspection of the building façade to identify problems and plan to replace old materials.
The National Frame Building Association released an infographic showing just how far the industry has come since the colonial Jamestown days.
A new white paper addresses the nation’s $3 trillion public infrastructure crisis and how public private partnerships offer a possible solution.