3 mass timber architecture innovations
As mass timber construction evolves from the first decade of projects, we're finding an increasing variety of mass timber solutions. Here are three primary examples.
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75 Top Building Products
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.
BIM and Information Technology
BIM at LOD400: Why Level of Development 400 matters for design and virtual construction
As construction projects grow more complex, producing a building information model at Level of Development 400 (LOD400) can accelerate schedules, increase savings, and reduce risk, writes Stephen E. Blumenbaum, PE, SE, Walter P Moore's Director of Construction Engineering.
Steel Buildings | Feb 5, 2019
Thirteen Building Projects Win Top Steel Design Awards
A "baker's dozen" of structural steel projects have earned recognition in the 2019 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2).
Steel Buildings | Oct 17, 2018
Open design on the rise
In downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, a steel and glass tower gives rise to a dramatic cantilever over Richards Street. Telus Garden unabashedly celebrates structural attributes that continue inside, featuring exposed, long-span composite steel deck ceilings.
Steel Buildings | Mar 9, 2018
New steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt construction firms by raising materials costs; potential trade war will dampen demand, says AGC of America
Independent studies suggest the construction industry could lose nearly 30,000 jobs as a result of administration's new tariffs as many firms will be forced to absorb increased costs.
Steel Buildings | Sep 1, 2017
Long-span steel roof framing provides airport with open spaces; Evokes natural wonders
The facility boasts a new landside Central Terminal and the new 19-gate airside Concourse B, which are connected by an automated people mover.
BD+C University Course | Aug 23, 2017
AIA course: New steel systems add strength and beauty
Advances in R&D are fostering new forms of structural and aesthetic steel.
Jun 13, 2017
Accelerate Live! talk: A case for Big Data in construction, Graham Cranston, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Graham Cranston shares SGH’s efforts to take hold of its project data using mathematical optimization techniques and information-rich interactive visual graphics.
Structural Materials | Apr 3, 2017
Best of structural steel construction: 4WTC, Fulton Center, Pterodactyl win AISC IDEAS2 Awards
The annual awards program, sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction, honors the best in structural steel design and construction.
Steel Buildings | Bryan Arlington | Jan 24, 2017
Engineered for strength
Star Buildlings’ steel wall panels are designed to handle wind loads up to 145 MPH, yet the steel…
Wood | Jan 13, 2017
Steel and concrete's take on tall wood
The American Institute of Steel Construction contends that the steel industry is a “world leader” in using recycled material and end-of-life recycling, and has made strides to lower greenhouse gas emissions below regulatory requirements.
Steel Buildings | Sep 20, 2016
AIA Course: Steel on the rise in multifamily and taller mixed-use projects
Steel also has certain advantageous traits in terms of economics and sustainability, says Michael E. Liu, AIA, NCARB, Vice President/Principal, The Architectural Team.
