Designing a facility to meet the needs of staff and patients was at the heart of Continuum, a non-profit mental health and addiction services provider. Not only did it have to replace Continuum’s previous offices, but the three-story structure also had to bring together several satellite offices.
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The Torre Arcobaleno is once again a colorful beacon in Milan’s cityscape. A public works water reservoir when it was built in 1964, the tower was first renovated in 1990 ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament, which was held in Italy that year.
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In the heart of California’s wine country, spectators at the Sonoma Raceway can now enjoy an unobstructed view of the racetrack, thanks to stainless steel and aluminum railing systems.
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Sometimes, the best way to restore an historic building is not the way it was originally built. The methods and materials of construction have changed, and newer options are available to re-create the original design.
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Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) recently completed a transformation of its Learning Resource Center to improve the facility’s functionality and refresh its look as the campus’ centerpiece.
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A new courthouse in Long Beach, California, is the country’s first social infrastructure project procured under performance-based infrastructure (PBI) contracting. The cost and risk of the Governor George Deukmejian courthouse were transferred from the public sector to a private-sector team.
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The past few years have seen several highly publicized incidents involving window and balcony glass breaking spontaneously and falling from high-rise buildings.
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The durability of wood-framed balconies varies widely, with too many suffering from leaks, visible damage on the finishes below, and concealed structural damage from continued water migration. Balconies are vulnerable to decay because they catch rainfall and direct it to a myriad of intersecting planes.
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Multi-family balconies are often framed with cantilevered wood, with a concrete covering and gypsum or vinyl ceiling. Structural drawings for a project typically contain a note describing the quality of lumber materials assumed and used by the structural engineer in the structural design process.
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Most deck-related accidents are caused by failure of the deck-ledger connection or the guardrail—this can lead to serious injuries or death. Decks are often designed as a collection of individual parts, rather than as a ‘system’ of interrelated components that must function correctly.
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