23 New Jobs Created at SA1 Swansea Waterfront Development & £19 Million Injected into Local Economy
2018 is an exciting year for UWTSD as we will welcome our first students to our new £300million SA1 Swansea Waterfront development in September. Twenty-three new jobs have been created at the new SA1 development, alongside opportunities for 12 apprentices and 17 work experience placements. The construction of SA1 Swansea Waterfront development has been underway for 18 months and will provide a home for the faculties of architecture, computing and engineering, education and communities, as...
This Year's Super Bowl Stadium Can Withstand Snow and Save Energy
By Dawn Selak, Communications Manager All those watching the Super Bowl this weekend, take heart: there's a good chance the Minneapolis stadium roof won't collapse---as its predecessor the Metrodome's did in December 2010. That's because U.S. Bank Stadium, which opened in 2016, features a sleek, practical roof made of a material that lets the snow fall off the roof into a gigantic snow gutter. This transparent material, Ethylene Tetrafluoroethyl (ETFE), also saves energy. It allows na...
Construction Complete on Northwest High Magnet School Additions, Renovations Designed by KAI Design & Build
St. Louis, MO - Omaha Public Schools selected KAI Design & Build to provide architecture and interior design for two additions and renovations to its existing Northwest High Magnet School in Omaha, NE. Originally constructed in 1971, Northwest High School is the newest of the school district's seven high schools. The first addition is a 9,750-square-foot, multipurpose physical education space located adjacent to the existing gymnasium, with a direct connection to the gym through the first floor...
Western Specialty Contractors Uses Ingenuity, Experience and Flexibility to Restore Historic Federal Building and Tunnel in Arkansas
(St. Louis, MO) – Restoring historic buildings takes ingenuity and flexibility with materials, equipment and manpower. Western Specialty Contractors - Little Rock, AR Branch used all of the above when it restored and waterproofed the historic Federal Building in Little Rock, AR. Built in 1962, the Federal Building occupies an entire city block at 700 West Capitol Avenue adjacent to the Richard Sheppard Arnold United States Post Office and Courthouse. The building is a large, seven-story, moder...
Dow and the U.S. Green Building Council Work Together to Support Sustainable Cities and Promote Energy Efficiency
MIDLAND, Mich. – January 17, 2018 – Dow Building Solutions, a global business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products division, today introduced a collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to deliver solutions that contribute to building more sustainable communities and cities. Dow, a Worldwide Partner and Official Chemistry Company of the Olympic Movement and the Official Carbon Partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is seeking to develop carbon mitigation projects...
The Top 10 Architectural Trends that Should Be Left Behind in 2018
LOS ANGELES, California – Each year, as technology progresses and lifestyles evolve, old trends are replaced with new ones. This process happens across all industries including architecture and design. But trends don’t appear from thin air - typically change comes from progressive industry leaders who are one step ahead of their competition. As new trends emerge providing better options, it's time to expire outdated ones. “We are happy to be at the forefront of change in the world of archite...
Western Specialty Contractors Works Night Shift, Establishes Phasing Plan to Repair Three-Level Arkansas Parking Garage
(St. Louis, MO) – Parking garages are important structures that require extensive maintenance to minimize damage from environmental stressors and daily wear-and-tear. And when parking is at a premium, contractors must make sure repairs are performed in a timely manner and with as little disruption as possible to drivers. Such was the case when Western Specialty Contractors - Little Rock, AR Branch restored a three-level parking structure for the Kirkpatrick Plaza office building at 10800 Fina...
Use of Cortec MCI-2005 Admixture Raises Seawall Service Life Prediction to 150+ Years!
A new reinforced concrete seawall off the Gulf Coast of Florida is predicted to last more than 150 years, thanks to a high density concrete mix enhanced with Migrating Corrosion Inhibitor™ admixture MCI®-2005. The owner of the structure had future generations in mind as he planned the construction of a new residence on the shore of Longboat Key. A seawall was needed to protect the shoreline from erosion, and the owner requested that the mix be designed with a minimum service life of 100...
Precast Wall Panel System Used for Airport FAA ALS Generator Building
BUFFALO, NY (January 2018) – Using precast concrete custom-made wall panels and hollow core plank, Oldcastle Precast Newnan, Ga., working in conjunction with CNS Communications, LLC, constructed the newly upgraded emergency generator runway light control building at Buffalo’s International airport. Owner of Buffalo International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration contracted CNS Communications, LLC to provide an upgraded FAA Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) generator building for one...
Smart Buildings Save Energy and Improve Occupant Comfort
Smart technologies can reduce a building's energy use by nearly a fifth and yield additional benefits, such as increased worker productivity, according to our new report, Smart Buildings: a Deeper Dive into Market Segments. This report documents how many types of buildings---not just the biggest and ritziest---can benefit from the latest interconnected technologies, from simple occupancy sensors to complex energy management and information systems. It builds on our report from early 2017, Smart...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
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