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Thanks to a number of key innovations, steel is playing a greater role in residential high-rises, senior and student housing, and taller mixed-use developments, says architect Jayshree Shah, AIA, ...

SpeedCore slashed 40% off the construction schedule for the 850-ft-tall Rainier Square Tower in Seattle, according to the structural engineer. Structural engineers interested in a novel high-rise ...

A team in earthquake-prone Seattle is daring to deliver an 850-ft-tall “proof of concept” for a composite structural-steel frame, instead of a steel frame around a reinforced concrete core. For the ...

Study, Design, and Improve the Future of Buildings With a Graduate Certificate in Building Design From MTU. Building engineers are the foundation of any modern society. From evaluating structures, ...

The buckling restrained braced frame system was introduced to the U.S. construction market in 1999 as a solution for meeting hardened building codes following the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Since ...

The impact of multi-story building design considerations on embodied carbon emissions, cost, and operational energy has been revealed. The impact of multi-storey building design considerations on ...

The design teams at Modus Studio and El Dorado decided to keep the existing building structure and continue the original detailing. The building was stripped down to the bones and the same ...

The building and construction technology (BCT) program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has built a reputation on its research of innovative wood-construction technologies. So when the ...

The entrance to the Gray Design Building, which features steel stairs leading to the second floor. The stairs were made in Northern Kentucky and weigh 30,000 pounds. Monica Kast ...