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Briefly…   FGIA releases updated document on testing multi-bar hinges in windows   The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released an updated version of a document with new test methods for multi-bar hinges in windows.   » Read more     Design team transforms 1960s hall into modern academic hub at Portland State University   Hacker, a Portland-based architecture studio, transformed the outdated fortress-like 1960s Neuberger Hall (currently named Fariborz Maseeh Hall) into a modern academic hub at Portland State University.   » Read more */ ?>     Shanghai health center developed by NY architects as a ‘social condenser’   Steven Holl Architects, a New York-based architecture firm, completed the new Cofco cultural and health center along Punan Canal in Shanghai’s Fengxian District.   » Read more     Pittsburgh airport breaks ground on first post-pandemic terminal   Officials broke ground on a new 65,032-m2 (700,000-sf) terminal project, marking Pittsburgh International Airport as the first terminal in the United States to be built from the ground up in a post-pandemic world.   » Read more   UPCOMING DEMO-CASTS       *Don't miss it!* Alternative Corridor Systems: Longer, Stronger Grid Spans in Less Time   CertainTeed/Saint Gobain Demo-Cast   Oct 27 @ 1 PM ET Learn More & Register     Find Reliable Costs, Build Accurate Estimates, Win Bids   Gordian Demo-Cast   Nov 3 @ 1 PM ET Learn More & Register       Two construction companies promote construction trades education and careers     The ultimate barrier system and sustainable wall solution from CENTRIA®     Pipe updates announcement of proper use and description     Technical Glass Products introduces the new standard in school safety   Featured   Achieving green building goals with architectural metal coating systems   As more people return to workplaces, schools, hotels, event venues, and other destinations, they seek reassurance that building owners share their concerns not only for environmental health, but also for their personal health.   » Read more   Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification   When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. They are not mutually exclusive, but rather completely integrated. The materiality of different resilient flooring products may alter some perceptions regarding sustainability. For example, how many are aware that salt is the main ingredient in vinyl? In fact, how many know it is used in many resilient flooring types? Do most people think all rubber comes from a rubber tree? Yes, trees are certainly one source, but this is not necessarily the case.   » Read more     Project News   Century-old steel mill transformed to food innovation incubator with EXTECH wall panel system   Factory, a scale-up facility and investor for food and beverage brands, has transformed an old steel mill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, into a new business incubator for food and consumer-packaged goods.   » Read more     EVENTS   ACI Concrete Convention Oct 17-21   FGIA Fall Conference Oct 18-21   Texas Stone Summit: 12 Business Axioms Nov 18   International Roofing Expo Feb 1-3, 2022   2021 FGIA Virtual Annual Conference Feb 23-25, 2022   Inside CSI     International Specifications format and organizations I may have an opportunity to work on international projects and all of my experience is using CSI or local California agency formats. I would like to know what additional organizations and formats for specification writing are used in the international community? JOIN THE DISCUSSION »       Building Envelope training recommendations What training/certification classes do you recommend to better specify building envelope design? Would the CABS program from AABA or the RRC program from IBEC be worthwhile for an architect? Other suggestions? JOIN THE DISUSSION »     Missed this from the web?   New Dubai pavilion has ‘in-motion’ reflective designs     Facebook used the most by building firms: AIM     Loews Kansas City Hotel designed by Cooper Carry     Portugal’s ‘Fuse Valley’ village designed by Bjarke Ingel Group

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