National Institute of Building Sciences to Launch Infrastructure 2022 Series
The quarterly series is being sponsored by the Consultative Council (WASHINGTON, DC, January 10, 2022) – There has been a lot of movement, talk, and news coverage around infrastructure. This year, the National Institute of Building Sciences’ Consultative Council plans to launch Infrastructure 2022, a quarterly webinar series around key infrastructure topics. Webinars will cover transportation infrastructure and how this affects daily commutes, goods and supply chain challenges, li...
Nabr, a Residential Development Company Co-Founded by Bjarke Ingels, Will Deploy View Smart Windows and Smart Building Platform Across All Properties
San Jose, CA — View, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIEW) (“View”), the leader in smart building technologies, today announced a partnership with home design company Nabr to reimagine the future of urban living. SoFA One, their first development in Silicon Valley, will set a new standard for healthier, more experiential, greener, and smarter residential developments. Co-founded by world-renowned architect Bjarke Ingels and leading development professionals Roni Bahar and Nicholas Chim, Nabr is a first-of-its-...
World’s First Biobased Corrosion Inhibiting Admixture for Concrete Receives CE Certificate
Cortec® Corporation is proud to announce that its MCI®-2005 is the first biobased, organic, corrosion inhibiting concrete admixture, that received CE Certificate. CE marking is a certification that indicates conformity with health, safety, and environmental protection standards for products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA). The CE marking is also found on products sold outside EEA that are manufactured in, or designed to be sold in the EEA. This makes the CE marking recognizable worl...
Skanska builds mixed-use building in Sandvika, Norway, for NOK 965M, about SEK 960M
Skanska has signed a contract with Andenæs Eiendom to build Helgerudkvartalet in Sandvika, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 965M, about SEK 960M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2021. The project is a combination building with both commercial areas and housing. The five lower floors will be commercial premises, with shops and restaurants facing the streets and a square on the ground floor. On the sixth floor, a common roof garden will be built fo...
AISI Publishes New Cold-Formed Steel Clip Angle Design Guide
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published AISI D114-21, “Cold-Formed Steel Clip Angle Design Guide, 2021 Edition,” a new publication that provides practical guidance on the design of cold-formed steel (CFS) clip angles based on research performed at the University of North Texas. The design guide is available for purchase via the online AISI Steel Store at https://shop.steel.org/ Cold-formed steel clip angles are commonly used to connect CFS framing members...
Newly Updated Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Building and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 7-22 Standard Now Available
2022 Edition of ASCE’s Most Widely Used Standard Revises All Environmental Loads, Including New Chapter for Tornado Provisions and Provides Digital Data for All Hazards Reston, VA — The newly updated ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criterial for Building and Other Structures is now available. This national standard is the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) most widely used standard and is an integral part of building codes in the United States and ar...
New ASCE Publication Uses Sampling Methods in the Investigation of Constructed Facilities
Reston, Va. – Forensic engineers use sampling methodologies as a method of proof in the investigation of constructed facilities. For investigations, the sampling of as-built conditions often becomes a basis on which a forensic engineer draws conclusions about the causes, prevalence, and severity of defects in the facility. The newest publication, Investigation of Constructed Facilities: Sampling Methodologies, from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) provides a framework of considerat...
North Carolina Adopts ACI Concrete Repair Code
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich - On September 14, 2021, the North Carolina Building Code Council (BCC) voted to accept ACI’s proposal to amend the 2018 North Carolina Existing Building Code to reference ACI CODE-562 Code Requirements for the Assessment, Repair and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures, it was subsequently approved for adoption by the North Carolina Rules Review Commission on November 18, 2021. Effective January 1, 2022, North Carolina will become the fourth state to reference A...
Updated ASCE 7-22 Standard Now Available
Today marks the release of the newly updated ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures. Updated and released every six years, ASCE 7 is the Society’s most widely used professional standard and a critical tool in a civil engineer’s commitment to protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public. “ASCE 7 is essential to the profession,” said J.G. (Greg) Soules, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., P.Eng, F.SEI, F.ASCE, senior principal structural engi...
Stora Enso Launches Low-Carbon Industrial Buildings Solutions for UK
Engineered timber experts provide design tools and concept types to support low-carbon transition for booming industrial building sector Stora Enso, the renewable materials company that specialises in mass timber solutions based on CLT and LVL, has launched a suite of tools to support developers of the UK’s industrial buildings to create more attractive, productive and sustainable buildings, with spans ranging from 12 to 36 metres, from small workshops to large retail sheds and warehous...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
