U.S. Bank Stadium Welcomed More Than 66,000 Football Fans Through ASSA ABLOY Openings at First Monday Night Game of 2017 Season
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — The state-of-the-art U.S. Bank Stadium – home of the Minnesota Vikings – showed it’s ready for some football this year at the first Monday night game of the 2017 season where 66,606 fans entered the facility through the more than 1,500 doors and openings from ASSA ABLOY. Completed last year, the flexibility of the 1.5 million square foot stadium campus allows U.S. Bank Stadium to serve as a true multipurpose stadium that can host football, soccer, baseball, basketball...
After 100 years, Sullivan County, New York is Finally Getting a New Jail
MONTICELLO, N.Y. (SEPTEMBER 2017) – Considering the old jail is at least 100 years old, Sullivan County knew years ago, it was essential to build a new, more modernized facility. Subsequently, after talking about it for decades, the Sullivan County lawmakers gave the approval to move forward with construction of a new jail. “We’re going from an 18th century to a 21st century correctional center,” said Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. “We skipped the 20th century. We researched so m...
Tsunami Ravaged City’s Architecture Preserved in Digital Archive
AN emerging architectural research method is being used to document the architectural heritage of Indonesian buildings wiped out in the 2004 tsunami. Banda Aceh, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was one of the worst affected areas in the December 26 tsunami, which killed more than 200,000 people in 11 countries. A reconstruction effort has since seen much of the city rebuilt, but few of the modern structures remain in keeping with the traditional Acehnese style. Under the guidance o...
$397 Million Adelaide Convention Centre Revamp Complete
The $397 million redevelopment of Australia’s first convention centre has been completed a month out from a major international conference. The centrepiece of the Adelaide Convention Centre revamp is a state-of-the-art 3000sq m Plenary Hall. With a 3500-seat capacity, the hall can be divided into more than 15 configurations to accommodate a wide range of conferences, exhibitions, banquets and other events. The facility in the centre’s East Building features the world’s largest rotating sea...
Self-Consolidating Concrete for Cast-in-Place Bridge Components
The latest of TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Ready Results explores how NCHRP Report 819: Self-Consolidating Concrete for Cast-in-Place Bridge Components developed guidelines for using self-consolidating concrete (SCC) in cast-in-place bridge components and proposed changes to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO's) specifications to encourage appropriate use of the material by state transportation departments. Many states o...
Seventy-Percent of Contractors Have A Hard Time Finding Qualified Craft Workers To Hire Amid Growing Construction Demand, National Survey Finds
Seventy percent of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce, according to the results of an industry-wide survey released today by Autodesk and the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that many firms are changing the way they operate, recruit and compensate, but cautioned that chronic labor shortages could have significant economic impacts absent greater investments...
Old Chapel at UMass Amherst Receives LEED Gold Certification
AMHERST, Mass - The renovation of the historic Old Chapel at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The LEED rating system is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. Built in 1885, the Old Chapel is the most iconic and significant historic buil...
$1 Billion Tower Lifts San Francisco Skyline to New Heights
More than 60 stories above the ground, construction workers climb makeshift stairs and cross narrow steel planks to put the finishing touches on Salesforce Tower, now San Francisco's tallest building. The $1.1 billion skyscraper has already changed the city's iconic skyline, towering over old favorites like Coit Tower and the Transamerica Pyramid. Unlike in New York and Chicago, the new 1,070-foot (326-meter) high-rise is a gargantuan presence in this West Coast city. Click here for more inf...
U.S. Iron Ore Shipments Remain Strong; Overall Seaway Shipping up 18%
Iron ore, dry bulk cargo and general cargo shipments remain strong on the St. Lawrence Seaway, with overall tonnage up 18 percent over last year. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation reports that cargo shipments from March 20 through July 31 totaled more than 16 million metric tons – up 2.5 million metric tons over the same period in 2016. “We continue to see demand for raw materials that are needed for construction and in the manufacturing and automotive industries,” said Bruc...
Construction Time-Lapse Video: University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics
See 31 months of construction is less than 1 minute with EarthCam's time-lapse movie of the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics. The building is a notable project for the school, as it is the first academic building on UK’s campus to be financed entirely through philanthropy, and features technology-enabled classrooms, a real-time finance learning center and collaborative study spaces.
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
