Hines and Salesforce Celebrate the Topping Out of Salesforce Tower Chicago
(Photo Credits - Hines) For more information about the Salesforce Tower Chicago building, read "High-Strength Steel Takes Salesforce Tower Chicago to New Heights." You also can read the same article in Informed Infrastructure's Smart Engineering 2022 issue digital flipbook (CHICAGO) – Hines, a global real estate firm, and Salesforce, the global leader in customer relationship management (CRM), celebrated the topping out of Salesforce Tower Chicago yesterday – the 60-story, 1.2...
AISI Publishes New Cold-Formed Steel Research Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published a new research report, “RP 22-02: Structural Design for Fire Conditions of a Prototype Metal Building Using the New Proposed Appendix to AISI S100.” The report illustrates the application of an alternative approach for evaluating the performance of cold-formed steel systems under elevated temperature due to fire conditions. The research was funded by AISI and the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA). RP 22-0...
AISC Releases Updated Design Guide for Structural Stainless Steel
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction has updated its design guide on designing with structural stainless steel. Design Guide 27, 2nd Ed., Structural Stainless Steel is based on the new Specification for Structural Stainless Steel Buildings. "Structural stainless steel is increasingly popular, and AISC is committed to ensuring that designers have the latest guidance," said AISC Director of Manuals Margaret A. Matthew, PE. "This design guide functions as the Steel Construct...
Empire State Building Improves Sustainablity and Eliminates Potential Water Damage With WINT
AI-powered technology solution helps Empire State Realty Trust, owners of the landmark New York City skyscraper, reduce its water and carbon footprint and eliminate potential water damage NEW YORK — WINT Water Intelligence, a leader in cutting-edge water management and leak-prevention solutions for construction, commercial and industrial applications, has partnered with the Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT) to optimize water consumption, reduce environmental footprint, and mitigate risk...
AISC Issues Technical Advisory about Painting Interior Steel
CHICAGO - Anecdotal evidence suggests that specifiers are increasingly requiring that fully enclosed steel members in building structures be primed. The American Institute of Steel Construction has issued a technical advisory to clarify the matter. For almost 70 years, AISC has recommended against painting or priming steel that will be enclosed by building finish, coated with a contact-type fire-proofing, or in contact with concrete. Doing so results in unnecessary costs and delays as well...
Skanska builds science laboratory building for university in Virginia, USA, for about USD 70M, about SEK 650M
Skanska has signed a contract with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to build a new undergraduate science laboratory building in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. The contract is worth about USD 70M, about SEK 650M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the second quarter 2022. The four-story, approximately 102,000-gross-square-foot (9,500 gross-square-meter) building will provide critical teaching laboratory and classroom space to support Virginia Tech’s growing enroll...
Premier Partners with Blueprint Hospitality to Transform Historic Office Building into San Antonio Hotel
Premier Will Provide a Full Suite of Services for the Downtown Hotel Located in Close Proximity to the River Walk DALLAS, TX – Premier, an end-to-end architecture, design, procurement, and capital management firm, is pleased to announce that the firm will lead the redevelopment and conversion of the former CPS Energy headquarters to a hotel property in San Antonio. In partnership with Blueprint Hospitality, Premier will spearhead the project from design to completion using their expertis...
Hyatt House Miami Airport Hotel Adorns Polystick® XFR as its new Roof Underlayment
Maxx Leverage Roofing & Restoration is a licensed roofing company with over two decades of experience operating out of Idaho, Oregon, Florida, Louisana, and Alabama. This veteran-owned company offers roof repairs, reroofing, and roof replacement services for residential and commercial properties and specializes in emergency disaster relief for survivors needing temporary roofing and tree and debris removal. When Maxx Leverage contractor and long-time Polyglass customer, James Moore, learned a...
MDA Begins 48,000sf Renovation of FirstService Residential’s New Office in Manhattan
Montroy DeMarco Architecture has begun the renovation of a 48,000-square-foot space for FirstService Residential’s New York City headquarters on the ninth and tenth floors of Beacon Capital Partner’s 575 Fifth Avenue. FirstService Residential is the largest residential property management company in North America and a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ and TSX: FSV), a North American leader in providing essential property services to a wide range of residential and commercial client...
AISI Publishes Supplement 1 to AISI S310-20, North American Standard for the Design of Profiled Steel Diaphragm Panels
Photo by Wheeling Corrugating Company WASHINGTON, D.C. –The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published Supplement 1 to AISI S310-20, North American Standard for the Design of Profiled Steel Diaphragm Panels, 2020 Edition. Supplement 1 clarifies the design requirements for diaphragms filled with structural concrete used in the construction of floors. It also provides direction on calculating the resistance of perimeter attachment fasteners including headed studs, welds, screws...
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