Video: Austin’s Tallest Tower
A San Antonio-based developer is planning a skyscraper in downtown Austin that would soar 850 feet high which, if built, would make it the city’s tallest building. Lynd Development Partners is teaming with Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. on the proposed mixed-use tower, which would be built at 600 Guadalupe St., Michael Lynd Jr., president and CEO of The Lynd Co., said in an interview with the American-Statesman.
Samsung Americas Headquarters Wins National Steel Design Award
(Chicago, IL) – The Samsung Americas Headquarters (Device Solutions) in San Jose, Calif., has earned national recognition in the 2017 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team will be presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) during a ceremony to take place at the building on Wednesday, August 9, at 11:45 a.m. “The grand, floating tiers are engi...
Dow Introduces Newly Formulated Foam Sealant for Canadian Air Sealing
MIDLAND, Mich. – Dow Building & Construction (DB&C), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), today introduced a new formulation of GREAT STUFF PRO™ Window & Door Insulating Foam Sealant in Canada. This newly enhanced, low-pressure-build air sealing solution delivers a higher yield per ounce of foam for window and door installation. This sealant is designed to ensure an air-tight seal around windows and doors to help keep air, pests, and moisture out, creating improved home comfo...
AGA Announces New Touch-Up and Repair Online Video Series
CENTENNIAL, CO - The American Galvanizers Association (AGA) has developed and released the Touch-Up and Repair of Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel online video series. These six short videos detail the specifications and methods used to touch-up and repair hot-dip galvanized steel. The videos provide highly beneficial visual aids to those needing assistance with touch-up and repair, whether in the plant or the field. Topics include proper materials to use while performing the process, as well as specifi...
HDR Leads CHKD to First LEED Silver v4 Certified Building in Virginia
Arlington, VA –Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) Health Center at Landstown has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction Version 4 Silver certification. With this designation, the HDR-designed pediatric health center is the first in Virginia to meet the challenging green building requirements for LEED-NC v4 and the ninth in the United States. “CHKD is dedicated to the health and well-being of our community and the families we serve,”...
AISC Introduces New Steel Construction Manual
Have you heard? AISC's 15th Edition Steel Construction Manual is available! This new edition of the Manual includes the 2016 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, with improvements and revisions in the provisions for slender-element compression members, shear strength and double angle and WT flexural strength, as well as the 2016 Code of Standard Practice, which clarifies the use of models, and new and enhanced Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS) standards. "The enhancemen...
Long-Awaited Downtown Superior Development Gains Momentum
SUPERIOR, COLO. – Superior was recently ranked the No. 1 Best Suburb to Live in Colorado by Niche. There are now even more options for those wanting to live and play in the Best Suburb and it’s called Downtown Superior. The new 157-acre mixed-use community located in Boulder County at McCaslin and U.S. Highway 36 has a lot to offer residents and visitors with a walkable vibrant community core, available homes in one of the hottest markets in the country, the Sports Stable, a state of the art ind...
Michael Baker International Awarded Contract to Provide Value Engineering Services to the U. S. Department of State
Pittsburgh – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced it was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) to provide value engineering services for a variety of projects at worldwide Foreign Service posts. The projects will be managed out of the firm’s Alexandria office by a Michael Baker Certified Value Specialist (CVS) accredited by SAVE International®. Value Eng...
MMFX Expands Its Global Footprint to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
IRVINE, Calif. — MMFX Steel Corporation announces that it has partnered with a business development representative in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean: José Santiago Aponte will work with MMFX to sell and develop projects in the region. José brings nearly 20 years of experience in construction management for water, wastewater and road infrastructure projects; he also has pharmaceutical plant project experience. José’s unique expertise suite includes being a certified NACE Inspector CIP Level 2, a...
Record Visitor Numbers Drive Adelaide Hotel Building Boom
TOURISM growth and a booming convention precinct are fuelling a hotel boom in the South Australian capital, Adelaide. There are 1946 hotel rooms in the supply pipeline across nine developments with 245 rooms under construction, 1006 rooms with planning approval and 695 rooms proposed or subject to planning consideration. Of the nine hotels, seven are in the CBD, including a project to construct the state’s tallest building. Hotel developments have also been proposed at Adelaide Airport and...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
