SSSBA Releases Short Span Steel Bridge Technical Video Series
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) has released a series of 12 short videos that address common technical questions related to the design and installation of short span steel bridges, classified as those with spans up to 140 feet. The series of videos was produced by SSSBA Bridge Technology Center team member Greg Michaelson, Ph.D., P.E., associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Marshall University. The series is available to view free of charge a...
Video: Official One Vanderbilt Construction Timelapse Movie
EarthCam has been working alongside SL Green Realty Corp. for over six years to showcase footage of another incredible addition to the NYC skyline. One Vanderbilt, Midtown's tallest commercial tower completed construction in late 2020. Eight webcams and almost 2 million images were used to deliver this timelapse movie. Watch this luxurious skyscraper earn its place as a 'shining beacon' on the New York City skyline! Credit: Courtesy of EarthCam
The Durst Organization repositions landmark Manhattan building by installing View Smart Windows
View’s smart windows increase natural light and views, mitigate climate change, and now, turn science fiction into reality by incorporating immersive transparent HD displays New York, NY and Milpitas, CA: The Durst Organization today announced it has installed smart windows from View, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIEW) (“View”) at 825 Third Avenue, its newly-renovated, 530,000-square-foot, 40-story office tower in New York City. 825 Third Avenue will be the first office building in New York City to use smar...
Hycrete Chosen for “Little Island” - Pier 55 Renovation Project
Fairfield, N.J., May 27, 2021 – Hycrete, Inc., a leader in waterproofing and corrosion protection technologies for concrete, is proud to announce that it was been chosen as the waterproofing and anti-corrosion admixture for the "Little Island" Pier 55 Project in New York. Hycrete was used in the deck slab and utility room structure at the recently opened Pier 55 park project, located on the Hudson River near 14th Street in downtown Manhattan. Due to the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Sa...
Daikin unveils the 4-step guide to decarbonizing our homes
Brussels – Daikin unveils the 4-step plan to transform residential heating and cooling for a greener Europe. The goal is to decrease CO2 emissions from residential buildings by raising the share of renewable heating and cooling systems to 40% by 2030. This is in line with the raised goal of cutting CO2 emissions from 40% to 55% by 2030, as signed in the European Climate Law on April 21. A key role for renewable heating systems The majority of residential housing is still heated with outd...
Steel Diaphragm Innovation Initiative Advances Seismic Performance of Steel Floor and Roof Diaphragms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A significant research project encompassing five years of work with over $2 million of industry and National Science Foundation (NSF) funding has concluded, with results that significantly advance the seismic performance of steel floor and roof diaphragms. During the Steel Diaphragm Innovation Initiative (SDII), researchers at three major universities reengineered steel diaphragms for seismic performance, considering them as a system that works as an integral part of a buil...
EW Howell Construction Group Completes The Residences at Plainview for Capitol Seniors Housing
©Jeffrey Totaro, 2021 Transformed from a Residence Inn by Marriott into an elegant, state-of-the-art senior living community, the 150,000-SF facility features 114 residential suites and high-end amenities (Plainview, N.Y. – May 24, 2021) – EW Howell Construction Group, one of the region’s leading builders, has a completed The Residences at Plainview, an upscale independent living community for active senior adults in Plainview, N.Y. Developed by Capitol Seniors Housing and operat...
Skanska renovates historical building complex into luxury hotel in Helsinki, Finland, for EUR 47M, about SEK 480M
Skanska has signed a contract with Ylva to renovate a historical building complex into a high-end hotel in Helsinki, Finland. The contract is worth EUR 47M, about SEK 480M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the second quarter of 2021. The hotel will be part of the Hyatt hotels, and it is the first in the Nordics. The project will combine three separate buildings into a hotel, which encompasses 224 rooms and restaurant spaces, totaling about 21,000 square meters. The h...
Hybrid Sandwich Wall Element: Sustainable and Efficient Construction
Hybrid construction offers construction companies more sustainable way of building without changing the current way of construction. Metsä Wood and its partners have designed a hybrid sandwich wall element which will renew offsite construction. The innovation combines concrete with Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber). The first construction project to use the elements is Metsä Fibre’s Rauma sawmill. The need for more sustainable solutions is acute, because construction causes 30% of all CO2...
Snam, RINA and the GIVA Group: the world’s first test with a 30% natural gas/hydrogen blend in steel forging
The mix was used to power furnaces at the Rho plant of Forgiatura A. Vienna (GIVA Group) Milan – The world’s first test of a 30% natural gas/hydrogen blend in the forging processes used in industrial steelmaking was held in Rho (province of Milan), at the Forgiatura A. Vienna plant. The trial involved the use of the hydrogen/gas mix to heat the furnaces of the Forgiatura A. Vienna plant and was successfully carried out on site after a series of studies and laboratory tests lasting about a...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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