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More on soft story buildings — a Q&A with structural engineer James Cranford

Brandon Donnelly

As I mentioned yesterday , I am not a structural engineer. He is Principal at Stephenson Engineering and he was nice enough to answer a few of my questions about soft story buildings (storey if you’re Canadian). However, my friend James Cranford is. BD: What is a soft (or weak) storey building?

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Atelier WOA creates long timber-framed library in France

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This ambition aligns with the French government sustainability law to ensure all new public buildings are built from at least 50 per cent timber or other natural materials. It is designed as an alternative to "cold" public buildings Based in Paris, Atelier WOA was founded in 2012 by Samuel Poutoux, Rémi Crozat and Marc-Henri Maxit.

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Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques

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The 640-square metre (6,900 square-foot) Instituto Francés de Estudios Andinos (IFEA) was completed in 2022 in the historic Barranco district of Lima for the French government.

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MVRDV designs photovoltaic-covered office for Taipower in Taiwan

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Architecture studio MVRDV has released visuals of Sun Rock, a self-sufficient office and operations facility it has designed in Taiwan for the government-owned power company Taipower. Structural engineer: Chih-Hung Kao Structural Engineer & Associates. Co-architect: Y.C. Hsu Architect & Associates.

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DataAE and Xavier Vendrell balance Barcelona housing block on steep site

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Residents must meet income requirements that are regulated by the government. Wooden accents feature inside "To avoid overheating in the summer, the building is provided with solar protection and good ventilation combined with the inertia of the interior floors to optimise night ventilation."

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Daniel Joseph Chenin uses passive building strategies for stone-clad Nevada house

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Daniel Joseph Chenin settled the 7,800-square foot (725-square-metre) house on an acre rock outcrop near government-protected land in Las Vegas Valley, looking out to Red Rock Canyon. Local studio Daniel Joseph Chenin has placed a sprawling stone residence around an 1850s fort-inspired rotunda outside of Las Vegas , Nevada.

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MP Duncan Baker launches bill to cap embodied carbon in UK buildings

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Baker's bill hopes to expand on the government's strategy for reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, which was widely criticised for neglecting embodied carbon in favour of focusing on operational emissions from heating and powering buildings. Duncan Baker is proposing a bill to regulate embodied carbon.