2019 Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards Showcase Galvanized Steel's Versatility and Beauty
CENTENNIAL, CO - The American Galvanizers Association (AGA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards. Nearly 100 projects were submitted representing the versatility and beauty of hot-dip galvanizing. A panel of judges made up of architects and engineers judged the projects online to determine the winners. The 2019 winners highlight the need for strength and longevity of hot-dip galvanized steel in the construction market. The highe...
AISI Releases Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall Design Guide, 2019 Edition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has released Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall Design Guide, 2019 Edition (AISI D113-19), which provides discussion and design examples of steel sheet and wood structural panel sheathed, cold-formed steel framed shear wall assemblies used to resist wind and seismic forces. The guide is available for purchase in electronic format only at the AISI Steel Store at https://shop.steel.org/collections/frontpage/products/cold-formed-steel-shear-...
ASI Architectural Implements Multi-Functional Design Solution for Major Metropolitan Train Stations
NEW YORK – ASI Architectural, dedicated to providing elegant solutions for the design and build industry, has supplied a durable, sophisticated, multipurpose acoustical solution to stand up to the harsh environments of New York City subway stations and neighboring Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) platforms. Currently installed at several train stations throughout the New York-metro area, ASI Architectural’s Linear wood ceiling and wall system combines stylistic design with the durability necessary f...
SSAB Launches Strenx® 1100 Plus for Stronger and Lighter Lifting Equipment
[09.04.2019, Stockholm] SSAB today announced the launch of Strenx® 1100 Plus strip steel. Available for immediate order, this new grade of hot-rolled, high-strength steel possesses unique weld properties and delivers outstanding welding and bending performance in booms, frames, cranes and other lifting equipment. Part of the 1100 MPa range of Strenx® performance steels, Strenx® 1100 Plus brings advances in weld seam strength that are ideal for the lifting sector. This new steel grade gives cu...
Healthy Home Builder Duo Pioneers Construction Best Practices
HORSESHOE BAY, Texas- Home builders Rusty and Jen Stout are doings things differently with a mission to pioneer home building best practices that put people's health first. The husband & wife team recently launched JS2 Partners Custom Builders to craft homes using chemical free materials, low and no VOC components and integrated building science designs that promote health and well-being for their homeowner clients across the U.S. "Americans spend on average 90% of their time living and worki...
UDOT and Habitat for Humanity Partner to Reuse Materials from Homes Scheduled for Demolition
Partnership provides low-cost home improvement materials for the community and helps fund Habitat for Humanity projects WHAT: Habitat for Humanity volunteers will begin working this week to remove building materials such as doors, windows, cabinets and light fixtures from several UDOT-owned homes in Midvale. These homes are scheduled for demolition to accommodate a future widening project on I-15 northbound between 9000 South and the I-215 interchange. The reclaimed building materials are...
Boral Resources Acquires Marketing Rights for Two Major Mexico Fly Ash Sources
ATLANTA - Boral Resources has acquired marketing rights for fly ash produced at two large coal-fueled power plants in Mexico. The power plants are capable of producing more than 1 million tons annually of concrete quality Class F fly ash that will be available for distribution through Boral's extensive western United States network. The new ash sources include: Carbon II – in Nava, Coahuila, located approximately 25 miles from the Texas border and accessible by truck and rail shipments....
Gupta Reveals Plans for Massive Australian Steel Revival
Billionaire industrialist Sanjeev Gupta has announced plans to build the largest steel plant in the developed world in South Australia. Liberty Primary Steel – part of Gupta’s GFG Alliance – today announced major steps towards the transformation of the alliance’s Whyalla steelworks, signing contracts worth more than A$600m. GFG Alliance has also contracted China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) to run a feasibility study into building a new steel plant in Whyalla capable of produ...
New Study Shows Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions for North American Steel vs. Chinese Steel for Building Construction
PITTSBURGH, PA - Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from production of Chinese steel are substantially greater than emissions from production of comparable steel in North America, according to a series of reports released today by the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). Two peer-reviewed reports ( North America...
Video: 301L vs 304 Stainless Steel
Joe Evans with SPX Cooling Technologies discusses the advantages of using 301L stainless steel.
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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