Montroy DeMarco Architecture Completes Urban Dove Team II Charter High School in the Woodstock Section of the Bronx
Montroy DeMarco Architecture and general contractor NY Major Construction & Development completed renovation and expansion of the new transfer high school at 671 Prospect Avenue the Bronx for the Urban Dove Team II Charter School and property owner Nivneh Capital Group/The Iconic Group. Urban Dove is an innovative charter school focused on meeting the needs of students who are overage- and under-credited and off-track to graduate high school on schedule. Photo by Ola Wilk Nivneh Capital...
AISI Publishes New Research Report for Cold-Formed Steel Deck Applications
WASHINGTON, DC –The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published a new research report, “RP23-02: Influence of Support Attachment Pattern on the Out-of-Plane Buckling Capacity of Steel Deck.” RP23-02 is available for free download in the AISI Design Resources section at www.buildusingsteel.org. The research was undertaken to determine if the diaphragm testing used to develop AISI S310-20, North American Standard for the Design of Profiled Steel Diaphragm Panels, 2020 Edition, coul...
River-Cooled Kauno Dokas and Nearly-Zero-Energy VERDE Buildings Set New Standards of Sustainability in Baltic Real Estate
Kaunas Dock in Kaunas, Lithuania River-cooled and solar energy-powered “Kauno Dokas” in Lithuania, and nearly zero energy (nZEB), cutting-edge design “VERDE” in Latvia represent contemporary examples of how sustainable engineering solutions can redefine modern workspaces. Both projects were developed by “Capitalica Asset Management,” which is now eyeing expansion beyond Lithuania and Latvia. October, 2023. Global climate change, disruptive technologies, big data, and shifting human b...
Western Specialty Contractors Restoring/Waterproofing Façade of 200 West Capitol High-Rise in Arkansas
(St. Louis, MO, Oct. 10, 2023) Western Specialty Contractors – Little Rock, AR Branch is restoring the façade of the 200 West Capitol high-rise in Little Rock, AR as part of the building’s ongoing maintenance. Located at 200 West Capitol Ave and originally constructed in 1969, the 24-story office tower is located in the heart of Little Rock’s Business District (Former Bank of America Plaza) and includes a seven-story parking garage. The third-tallest building in the state of Arkansas, the bui...
Updated AISC Specification for Safety-Related Steel Structures for Nuclear Facilities Available for Second Public Review
CHICAGO - A draft of the next edition of the AISC Specification for Safety-Related Steel Structures for Nuclear Facilities (AISC N690) is now available for public review and comment. The 2024 update of N690 will supersede the 2018 version. The latest draft includes: Updates to the notch toughness requirements for materials subject to impactive and impulsive loads A proposed method for determining faceplate thickness for steel-plate composite structural elements subjected to impact...
The International Code Council Collaborates with The Tiny Home Industry Association to Address Tiny Home Construction and Safety
The guide will help tiny home builders and residents comply with up-to-date International Codes® Washington, D.C – The International Code Council, in collaboration with the, Tiny Home Industry Association (THIA) recently published The Tiny House - Building it Right: From the Publisher of the Building Codes guide. The illustrated guide covers the proper construction of tiny homes including movable tiny homes (MTHs). The Tiny House - Building it Right guide focuses on the planning, des...
Bendheim Channel Glass Achieves EPD and HPD
The façade of the Fort York Visitor Centre in Toronto, designed with channel glass from Bendheim. This problem-solving material now carries both an Environmental Product Declaration and a Health Product Declaration. [Photo credit: Riley Snelling] Material transparency supports sustainability NEW YORK, N.Y.—Bendheim’s channel glass, manufactured by Glasfabrik Lamberts of Germany, now carries both an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and a Health Product Declaration (HPD), support...
Western Specialty Contractors Restores Brick Retaining Wall Surrounding Kellogg’s Headquarters in Battle Creek, MI
Kellogg's partial wall rebuild COMPLETE (St. Louis, MO) Western Specialty Contractors – Chicago Masonry Branch has completed the first phase of a multi-year, phased project to restore the landscape and plaza retaining walls surrounding The Kellogg Company’s (Kellogg’s) global headquarters in Battle Creek, MI. Kellogg’s is an American multinational food manufacturing company that produces cereal and convenience foods such as crackers, toaster pastries and vegetarian foods. The company...
Effects of Chlorine Dioxide on Plumbing Systems Addressed in New Technical Document
Pressure pipe materials CPVC, PEX, PE-RT, PP-R, and PP-RCT. Investigation Results by Plastics Pipe Institute Now Available IRVING, Texas - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) has released a new technical document that reports on the association’s findings about the compatibility of plastic piping materials with chlorine dioxide (CIO2) when used in hot- and cold-water plumbing distribution systems. Prepared by PPI’s Building & Construction Division, PPI TN-67 Chlorine Dioxide an...
Three Applications Where Composites Beat Metals
By Matthew Bloise, Greene Tweed For decades, various types of metals have been the go-material across most industries. In many applications, plastics are quickly replacing metals, and only what couldn’t be converted to plastic due to performance limitations has generally stayed metal. There is a material category that combines the strength of metal and the benefits of plastics. That category is composites, and we will explore three specific domains: aerospace, along with two applications in o...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
