Archinect

JULY 1, 2024

Beginning on August 26th, 2024, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the statutory fee limit for architecture and engineering services will be increased from six to ten percent of the contract's value. This is being welcomed as a particularly big win for firms working on smaller contracts.

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Archinect

MARCH 20, 2023

During the construction of the university’s new engineering building, Cabeza-Lainez found that calculating the area of a roof with straight lines resting on a semicircle was impossible just by using pi. After 30 years of research, [he] published a paper about his discovery in ScienceDirect [.]

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

As a construction material, however, when put under enough directional force along its grain, sawn timber is structurally unstable, so deemed unsuitable under higher loads. © Alison Brooks Timber is a natural, renewable material, easy to fabricate, and with low-carbon emissions. Read more »

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Archinect

AUGUST 29, 2023

The American Institute of Steel Construction ’s AISC Education Foundation has announced a total of $211,000 worth of scholarships to 48 architecture, engineering, and construction management students across the country for the 2023–24 academic year.

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Archinect

AUGUST 23, 2023

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College of Engineering has announced the creation of a research and development center dedicated to autonomous construction technologies.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 3, 2024

This is not just affecting how we do things, but is revolutionizing the entire lifespan of construction processes, introducing new computational capacities in every single aspect of architecture, construction, and engineering. Read more »

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Archinect

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A six month construction season is set to begin at the United Kingdom’s largest Antarctic research and operations hub. This is especially pertinent given the small window that construction can take place in the region in order to avoid its harsh and dark winte.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Image courtesy Hawaii Off-Grid Architecture and Engineering “We are so grateful to Shigeru Ban and the Volunteer Architects Network (VAN) to inspire and remind us of the compassion and creativity that architecture and architects can provide to our communities,” Hawaii Off-Grid principal David Sellers told local news outlet La.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 20, 2022

A group of research students at ETH Zurich has completed a timber geodesic dome constructed from nothing but demolition waste. Through dismantling an entire floor of the building, the group salvaged OSB panels, wooden beams, steel girders, and plastic piping for use in the pavilion.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Architectures have become more complex, with more variables, numerous new demands and pressures, and with deadlines not getting any shorter.

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BD+C

JANUARY 4, 2021

Completing construction projects on time and within budget can seem like a daunting task. This is where value engineering can offer several benefits. When value engineering is referenced in our industry, our minds may immediately go to a process that reduces project cost by slashing scope or decreasing the quality of materials used.

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Archinect

JULY 28, 2023

Stanford University has published new research exploring the use of plastic waste in constructing roads and buildings. The team, led by Stanford engineers Zhiye Li and Michael Lepech, incorporated computer modeling, scientific research, field data, and stakeholder interviews in their research, which was recently published in a white paper.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Image: courtesy Design + Make course Architectural Association/Photographer Rafael Ferres Echavarren Together, the students say: "The project explores a hybrid structure that seamlessly transitions from natural geometry to engineered timber and regards the tree as column and the truss as beam as the fundamental points of departure.

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Archinect

MARCH 8, 2024

Earlier this week, engineering and construction giant Bechtel and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) announced a multiyear partnership dedicated to preventing construction worker suicides. construction workers over five years through industry-specific programs and resources.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Construction is in full swing again on a Raphael Viñoly Architects -designed 88-story 125 Greenwich Street Manhattan residential project after resuming earlier this year following a four-year pause.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

ArchDaily interviewed Professor Josef Kurath from the Department of Architecture Design and Civil Engineering at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), who collaborated with CPC Construction in developing these concrete panels.

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ArchDaily

AUGUST 17, 2023

From the top floor of the Hilton Hotel at Tucherpark in Munich, you could see the skyline of the city dotted with construction cranes, a reflection of its current state of development.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Tuskegee University has announced the establishment of an HBCU grant program by Turner Construction Company to provide the school’s architecture, construction science and management, and engineering programs with $70,000 annually starting this fall.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Construction is in full swing again on a Rafael Viñoly Architects -designed 88-story 125 Greenwich Street Manhattan residential project after resuming earlier this year following a four-year pause.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Australia has become the first country in the world to ban engineered stone, following rising cases of silicosis among workers who handle the material. The ban targets engineered stone, also known as agglomerated stone – a type of material made by mixing crushed stone with a resin binder. "The

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry. Below is a summary of the presentation “Secrets of a Structural Engineer” that I gave to the students.

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The Architect's Newsletter

OCTOBER 11, 2023

By the numbers, the American construction industry employs 13 million people, or 9 percent of the total U.S. As of 2022, Black workers held only 7 percent The post AEC Unites is a new organization seeking to dismantle systemic racism in architecture, engineering, and construction appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Army Corps estimates construction on the $52 billion project would begin in 2030 and be complete by 2044. Army Corps of Engineers has released a 569-page report outlining a coastal storm risk management feasibility study. The New York District, North Atlantic Division of the U.S.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 20, 2022

In order to encourage the use of pedestrian infrastructure, here we present footbridges designed by architecture offices and structural engineers , alongside their construction details, to showcase innovative solutions in terms of materials, forms, and structures. Read more ».

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Santa Cruz Architect

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In an era when sustainability, cost-efficiency, and resource conservation are paramount concerns in the construction industry, Advanced Framing, also known as Optimum Value Engineering (OVE), has emerged as a revolutionary construction method. The Principles of Advanced Framing 1.

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SW Oregon Architect

JULY 9, 2023

July 5, 2023 construction progress screenshot from OpenAI of the LCC Health Professions Building comparing a photo capture with the corresponding view of the BIM model in Navisworks. OpenSpace AI’s Capture tool works by mapping construction jobsite photos to BIM models automatically.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 23, 2024

How Digital Transformation Drives Success in Construction 1 kcichowicz Wed, 10/23/2024 - 12:59 Learn how digital transformation boosts construction efficiency and profitability. The construction industry, traditionally resistant to change, is facing an urgent call to embrace digital transformation.

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Archinect

APRIL 26, 2022

Rugged Robotics, a Houston-based developer of construction technology, raised $9.4 Similar to Dusty Robotics, Rugged offers a robot to automate construction layout. Rugged’s Mark I marks architectural and engineering designs directly onto concrete floors so workers know where to build. million in Series A funding.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A research team in Oregon has unveiled a mass timber prototype home that seeks to showcase a sustainable, energy-efficient alternative to traditional home construction. Unlike conventional timber construction, the home is constructed of mass plywood panels shaped to fit together like pieces of a gingerbread house, the team says.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Courtesy of Holcim By now, most people in the construction industry know that addressing the carbon emissions that come from the built environment is key to solving the climate challenge. Yet, knowing where to start can be a challenge for many professionals. Read more »

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

APA – THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION Multifamily Housing Engineered wood’s combination of benefits—from beauty and versatility to sustainability and strength—has made it a popular material for commercial projects such as mixed-use buildings, low-rise office structures and even eight-story mass-timber high rises.

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BD+C

MAY 18, 2023

Get a competitive edge in your construction projects with value engineering 1 kcichowicz Thu, 05/18/2023 - 11:53 Trimble Over the past half-century, value engineering (VE) has proven to be an effective tool to manage time, costs, and quality with an aim to maximize value. What is value engineering?

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BD+C

APRIL 21, 2023

The Role of Engineered Wood in Sustainable Structures 1 kcichowicz Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:23 Sustainability in construction is becoming more important as society moves towards a more sustainable future. Learn about engineered wood’s key role as a green building solution. What Makes a Sustainable Structure?

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

While the government has doled out grant money to research 3D printing capabilities in space, and several proof-of-concept projects from bridges to Army barracks have garnered headlines, the applied use of 3D printing in commercial construction remains nascent. Patti Harburg-Petrich, principal in the Los Angeles office of U.K.-based

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Deezen

MARCH 17, 2023

Its prefabricated frame is made of 2,000 cubic metres of glued-laminated timber , held together entirely without screws or nails using a novel structural system developed by Japanese architect Ban in collaboration with Swiss engineer Hermann Blumer. So we had to put our backs into it and make it possible."

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), an organization responsible for investing $10 billion in clean energy projects on behalf of the Australian government, is seeking to substantially cut construction-related emissions with a new $214 million program to encourage the use of mass timber in new building projects.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Gensler, AECOM, and Turner Construction top BD+C 's rankings of the nation's largest university sector architecture, engineering, and construction firms, as reported in the 2020 Giants 400 Report. .

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