Top-down construction: Streamlining the building process | BD+C

Learn why top-down construction is becoming popular again for urban projects and how it can benefit your construction process in this comprehensive blog.

Products and Materials

EPA issues $160 million in grants for clean manufacturing of steel, other construction materials

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide 38 grant recipients with nearly $160 million to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials and products.

Mass Timber

3 mass timber architecture innovations

As mass timber construction evolves from the first decade of projects, we're finding an increasing variety of mass timber solutions. Here are three primary examples.

ProConnect Events

5 more ProConnect events scheduled for 2024, including all-new 'AEC Giants'

SGC Horizon present 7 ProConnect events in 2024.

Heights & Areas Calculator, developed by the International Code Council, the American Wood Council, and WoodWorks

Codes and Standards | Sep 9, 2019

Free app calculates maximum allowable heights and areas for buildings

A free app that calculates the maximum allowable heights and areas for buildings of various occupancy classifications and types of construction has been released.

Rob Cassidy | Aug 26, 2019

New AISC guide tells how to design with structural steel

New AISC "Designing with Structural Steel - A Guide for Architects"

Steel Buildings | Feb 5, 2019

Thirteen Building Projects Win Top Steel Design Awards

A "baker's dozen" of structural steel projects have earned recognition in the 2019 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2).

Steel Buildings | Oct 17, 2018

Open design on the rise

In downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, a steel and glass tower gives rise to a dramatic cantilever over Richards Street. Telus Garden unabashedly celebrates structural attributes that continue inside, featuring exposed, long-span composite steel deck ceilings.

Steel Buildings | Mar 9, 2018

New steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt construction firms by raising materials costs; potential trade war will dampen demand, says AGC of America

Independent studies suggest the construction industry could lose nearly 30,000 jobs as a result of administration's new tariffs as many firms will be forced to absorb increased costs.

A blend of custom designed elements along with standard rolled sections worked together to complete the architectural expression of the daylit terminal and the open and airy concourse.

Steel Buildings | Sep 1, 2017

Long-span steel roof framing provides airport with open spaces; Evokes natural wonders

The facility boasts a new landside Central Terminal and the new 19-gate airside Concourse B, which are connected by an automated people mover.

BD+C University Course | Aug 23, 2017

AIA course: New steel systems add strength and beauty

Advances in R&D are fostering new forms of structural and aesthetic steel.

Jun 13, 2017

Accelerate Live! talk: A case for Big Data in construction, Graham Cranston, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Graham Cranston shares SGH’s efforts to take hold of its project data using mathematical optimization techniques and information-rich interactive visual graphics.