AISC, RCSC Release Design Guide on Structural Joints Using Stainless Steel Bolts
CHICAGO – There’s a new must-have resource for anyone designing connections with stainless steel bolts: Design Guide 41, Structural Joints Using Stainless Steel Bolts, from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the Research Council on Structural Connections (RCSC).Design Guide 41 contains helpful information about specifying, designing, installing, and inspecting connections using stainless steel bolts, all formatted to align with the provisions of the RCSC Specification for St...
MBH Architects Completes MBC BioLabs’ 1030 Brittan Avenue Facility in San Carlos
MBC BioLabs at 1030 Brittan. Credit Tyler Chartier PhotographyMBH Architects, an award-winning architecture and design firm headquartered in Alameda, CA, announces the completion of MBC BioLabs at 1030 Brittan Avenue, a 152,660-square-foot incubator laboratory and office building in the heart of the Bay Area’s life science corridor. Developed in partnership with Dewey Land Co., Inc. and MBC BioLabs, the three-story facility with basement opened in April 2025 and marks the newest and largest addi...
NIBS, MOD X Launch Initiative to Streamline Housing Approval Through System Certification
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) has announced the formation of a specialized work group to develop a Housing System Certification Program Standard, signaling a potential transformation in how residential construction is regulated nationwide. Launched December 13, 2025, in partnership with industry collaborator MOD X, the initiative aims to deliver a pilot-ready program specification by the end of 2026. This milestone would enable early trials with progressiv...
Kryton Takes the Floor in Building Sustainable Facilities
As critical infrastructure adapts to handle advancements in robotics, logisticsand IT loads, durable concrete becomes integral to performance and long-term value VANCOUVER, BC – With warehouses, data centers, and transit facilities increasingly relying on robotics, heavy machinery, and AI-driven infrastructure, concrete floor performance has become mission-critical. Seemingly minor failures such as microcracks or water ingress can escalate into costly outages, equipment damage, and operational s...
atNorth Announces 30MW metro data center in Stockholm, Sweden
The new heat reuse enabled data center, located near to the company’s SWE01 site, will allow customers to deploy seamlessly connected clusters across both locations. Stockholm, Sweden – January 29th, 2026 – atNorth, the leading Nordic high-density colocation and built-to-suit datacenter provider, has announced its plans to build an additional data center in Stockholm bringing its total number of Nordic data centers to eleven.The new data center, to be known as SWE02, will be a 30MW metro site b...
GH Development, IMC Architecture, Complete Development and MNC+Sons Complete The Carroll, First New Upscale Multifamily Building in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens in 15 Years
The team of developer GH Management, architect IMC Architecture, development manager and owner's representative Complete Development, construction manager MNC+Sons Contractors and interior designer Classic Image completed The Carroll, an 82-unit, luxury, rental apartment building located at 33 4th Street in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn. The Carroll is the neighborhood's first new, upscale multifamily building completed since 2011. Photo courtesy of EXR Brooklyn, NY – The team of devel...
DIGroup Architecture Makes Lehigh Valley Debut with Groundbreaking of Allentown School District’s Transformative Family & Community Resource Center
Photo Caption: (L-R) Sr. Project Manager LoriAnne Jones, Principal Swarupa Samant, Junior Interior Designer Elena Nestico, Junior Architect Evan Carroll, Sr. Project Manager Paul Graebener and District Superintendent Dr. Carol D. Birks break ground at Allentown School District's Family & Community Resource Center. ALLENTOWN, PA [January 21, 2026] — In a milestone that signals a new era of community-centric school design in the region, DIGroup Architecture (DIG) and the Allentown School Distric...
From Complexity to Confidence: Evolving Approaches to Seismic Bracing
Pre-engineered and factory crimped bracing kit When it comes to seismic resilience, a building’s structural stability is only the beginning. For mission-critical facilities such as hospitals, data centers, and government buildings, operational continuity after a seismic event is equally vital. Seismic bracing plays a crucial role by protecting non-structural systems that maintain life safety, environmental control, and essential building services.Beyond Structural ResilienceThe evolution of seis...
Structural Steel’s Embodied Carbon Down More Than 10% Since 2021 Industry-Wide EPDs
CHICAGO - The embodied carbon of domestically produced and fabricated structural steel has dropped by more than 10% in the last few years alone.Two new Smart EPD® Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) covering hot-rolled structural steel section production and the fabrication process for structural steel demonstrate a remarkable change from the last EPD, which was published by the American Institute of Steel Production (AISC) in 2021. John Beath Environmental, LLC, gathered the data that und...
New Guide Simplifies LEED v5 Certification for Designers Using Structural Steel
CHICAGO — The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) is proud to announce the release of its roadmap for structural steel and LEED v5, a powerful new tool designed to help design professionals and project teams navigate the U.S. Green Building Council’s latest green building rating system.As the construction industry increasingly prioritizes sustainability, material choice has become a critical step for teams pursuing LEED certification. However, deciphering how specific materials align...
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February Issue 2026
