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Engineers

Navigating battery energy storage augmentation

By implementing an augmentation plan upfront, owners can minimize potential delays and unforeseen costs when augmentation needs to occur, according to Burns & McDonnell energy storage technology manager Joshua Crawford.


3D Printing

3D-printed construction milestones take shape in Tennessee and Texas

Two notable 3D-printed projects mark milestones in the new construction technique of “printing” structures with specialized concrete. In Athens, Tennessee, Walmart hired Alquist 3D to build a 20-foot-high store expansion, one of the largest freestanding 3D-printed commercial concrete structures in the U.S. In Marfa, Texas, the world’s first 3D-printed hotel is under construction at an existing hotel and campground site.

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Oct 18, 2011

Architectural leaders join Gehry to form strategic alliance

Alliance dedicated to transforming the building industry through technology.

Oct 18, 2011

St. Martin’s Episcopal School expands facilities

 

Evergreen commences construction on environmentally sustainable campus expansion.

Oct 17, 2011

USGBC L.A. Chapter's Green Gala to feature Jason McLennan as keynote speaker

 

Chapter to presents inaugural Sustainable Innovation Awards,

Oct 17, 2011

Schneider Electric introduces UL924 emergency lighting control devices

The emergency lighting control devices require fewer maintenance costs and testing requirements than backup batteries because they comply with the UL924 standard, reducing installation time. 

Oct 14, 2011

MaxLite receives 2011 Lighting for Tomorrow honorable mention

The judging panel was particularly impressed with the performance of this fixture.

Oct 12, 2011

BIM Clarification and Codification in a Louisiana Sports Museum

The Louisiana State Sports Hall of Fame celebrates the sporting past, but it took innovative 3D planning and coordination of the future to deliver its contemporary design.

Oct 12, 2011

Building a Double Wall

An aged federal building gets wrapped in a new double wall glass skin.

Oct 12, 2011

Consigli Construction breaks ground for Bigelow Laboratory Center for Ocean Health

 

Consigli to build third phase of 64-acre Ocean Science and Education Campus, design by WBRC Architects , engineers in association with Perkins + Will

Oct 11, 2011

AIA introduces five new documents for use on sustainable projects

These new documents will be available in the first quarter of 2012 as part of the new AIA Contract Documents service and AIA Documents on Demand.

Oct 11, 2011

Pink light bulbs donated to Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

 

For every Bulbrite Pink Light Bulb that is purchased through the Cancer Center Thrift Shop, 100% of the proceeds will be donated to help support breast cancer research, education, screening, and treatment. 

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