Gilbane Celebrates Grand Re-Opening of South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center
Houston, Texas – Gilbane Building Company, a leader in construction services, joined several hundred community and civic leaders on July 14, 2016 to celebrate the much anticipated grand re-opening of the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center in League City, TX. Transformed by its multi-million dollar renovation, the property, located halfway between Houston and Galveston, is once again positioned to become a premier conference and vacation destination in southeast Texas. The lakes...
Tallest Wooden Building in the Netherlands to be Built in Amsterdam
Arup has been selected to develop HAUT, the highest wooden residential building in the world to date, counting 21 floors. We will work in partnership with Lingotto, Nicole Maarsen, TEAM V Architecture and Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij. The 73 metre high residential tower located in the Amstelkwartier will include 55 apartments, public plinth Hortus bicycles and an underground car park. It will have a total gross floor area of approximately 14,500 m2 and is to receive the BREEAM Outstanding l...
Structural Engineers Association of Illinois Announces 2016-2017 Officers and New Board of Directors
Chicago, IL: The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI), the leading association representing the structural engineering community of Illinois, is pleased to announce its 2016-2017 Officers and Board of Directors. The 2016-2017 Board Officers are: President: Salvatore DiBernardo, Executive Vice President, Ciorba Group President-Elect: Tony Shkurti, Principal Engineer, HNTB Corporation Treasurer: David Nickell, Senior Structural Engineer, TGRWA, LLC Secretary: Christ...
Big Data Moves Into Buildings
Reduce operating costs, boost energy efficiency, achieve sustainability goals: The energy data of a building or enterprise holds the key. But in and of itself, even a massive amount of data does not represent meaningful information. This is why building technology needs big data methods – processes to meaningfully correlate large amounts of data, like those that are being used in finance and marketing. Powerful analysis tools for energy management provide the necessary data from which suitable m...
Reality Modeling for Everyone
Highly Accurate Context from Simple Photography Before beginning any infrastructure project, a project team needs to survey existing conditions in order to provide the foundational input to the decision-making process—to understand the context within which the asset will be designed, built, and operated. The technologies and processes available to capture and visualize real world conditions have evolved beyond levels and tape measures to technologies such as Total Stations, aerial and ground-...
Education for Sustainability’s Sake
By Jean Chui Energy efficiency and sustainability are at the heart of the philosophy on education of the United World College South East Asia (UWCSEA). From the facilities to its curriculum and student-led projects, the school made a big effort to green all its building and integrate sustainability into everyday life for its 3000 students. The college is supported by solutions from Siemens and ETH Zurich’s Future Cities Laboratory. In sunny Singapore atop the roof of the United World...
YII2015 Building and Facilities Forum - Focusing on Business and Project Delivery Performance
BIM, BIM, BIM. Everyone is still talking about BIM. The building industry continues to search for process improvements to make project delivery more efficient, reduce waste, and produce higher performing assets. We have learned that the technology is only part of the puzzle and more attention needs to be given to process and people. Expanding digital connectivity is making possible new capabilities for data sharing, bringing a focus to data quality assurance and the benefits of use over the life...
Copenhagen-based Firm AG5 Wins with BIM Workflow
AG5, a small architecture practice based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializes in simple, sustainable design. “That’s our main focus,” explained Brian Sheldon, partner at AG5. “And by using technology-enabled processes, we’re able to maintain a consistent approach throughout the design process, from conception to construction – and deliver a unique design response to a project’s location and purpose.” The firm’s three partners and five full-time employees collaborate with a diverse range of client...
SimpsonHaugh And Partners Use Generative Design to Shape One Blackfriars Tower Concept
London’s leading property developer, St. George PLC, retained SimpsonHaugh Architects to fulfill a vision for mixed-use development at the junction of Blackfriars Road and Stamford Street at the head of Blackfriars Bridge in the central London borough of Southwark. The award-winning practice, ranked among the largest and most influential in the United Kingdom by Architects’ Journal, designed the GBP 250 million signature skyscraper One Blackfriars using GenerativeComponents, Bentley’s parametric...
ACH Foam Technologies’ EPS Geofoam Supports Structures Beyond Roadway Projects
ACH Technologies’ Foam-Control EPS Geofoam is best known for its use on roadway and embankment projects. An engineered lightweight material made of expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam with high compressive strengths and predictable material performance, Foam-Control EPS Geofoam has become an indispensable material for civil infrastructure. The reasons for its popularity are countless: the material has high compressive resistance, it reduces lateral and bearing loads, and saves labor and project cost...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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