DBIA names best design-build projects

July 26, 2016

Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) has named the winners for the 2016 Design-Build Project/Team Awards. The program, now in its 21st year, was established to recognize exemplary collaboration and integration in design-build projects.

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Skilled worker scarcity may have stalled construction employment

July 22, 2016

Construction employment was uninterrupted from May to June, but an increase in hourly pay and longer weeks, along with shrinking numbers of unemployed construction workers, suggest contractors would hire more people if they were available.

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CSI endorses AIA’s owner-consultant contract documents

July 22, 2016

CSI has endorsed three American Institute of Architects (AIA) contract documents for owners and consultants. This comes after a thorough review of the files by the Institute’s technical committee.

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Proposed standard will aid inspection of fire-resistive materials

July 22, 2016

A proposed ASTM standard will provide building officials and fire marshals with better ways to inspect spray-applied (SFRM) and intumescent (IFRM) fire-resistive materials, commonly used on structural steel and other substrates to maintain veracity and safe conditions when a fire occurs.

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NSF and ASHRAE pool forces against disease

July 15, 2016

NSF International and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) will work together to develop a new standard for building water systems to protect people against bacterial diseases, such as Legionella.

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AIA names its best small projects

July 15, 2016

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected its recipients for the 2016 Small Project Awards. The program, now in its 13th year, was established to recognize small-project practitioners for high-quality work and to promote excellence in small-project designs.

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May’s ABI shows healthy demand for all types of construction

July 7, 2016

The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA’s) architectural billing index (ABI) has accelerated to its highest position in nearly a year with a May score of 53.1, up from 50.6 the previous month.

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CTBUH announces 2016 tall building award-winners

July 7, 2016

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the winners and finalists of its 2016 Tall Building Awards. A panel of industry experts sorted through 132 submissions to select those who have set a new bar by employing inventive solutions.

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Concrete council to fund four research projects this year

July 4, 2016

The Concrete Research Council (CRC) is providing research grants to promote progress, innovation, and collaboration within the concrete industry. CRC is a council of the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI’s) non-profit subsidiary, the ACI Foundation.

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Largest simulated earthquake testing done at California university

July 4, 2016

A mid-rise cold-formed steel (CFS) building system built by SWS Panel and Truss was tested by the University of California San Diego’s (UCSD’s) engineering department for earthquake durability.

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