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Oregon State University’s team wins 2023 PCI Big Beam Competition

September 26, 2023

Oregon State University has won the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s (PCI’s) 2023 Engineering Design Competition, also known as the Big Beam Competition.

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Massachusetts school models sustainability with alternative energy sources

September 26, 2023

Skanska has finished the $256 million construction and renovation of Belmont Middle and High School. The 41,899-m²(451,000-sf) project achieved sustainability by relying on alternative energy sources, including geothermal wells and solar energy.

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‘Twisted’ play on bay windows creates residential landmark in California

September 26, 2023

The MIRA residential tower in San Francisco reimagines the classic bay window, a common feature in old city housing, creating a technically advanced, twisted facade that provides abundant daylight and views to each apartment.

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Chicago skyscraper is famed architect’s last project

September 26, 2023

1000M, with its height of 240 m (788 ft), is a visible addition to the Chicago’s skyline on the south end of the Historic Michigan Boulevard District. It is the German-American architect Helmut Jahn’s last project before his accidental passing in 2021.

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ICC codes updated with the most significant changes in quarter-century

September 26, 2023

The 2024 editions of the International Code Council’s (ICC’s) International Plumbing Code (IPC) and International Mechanical Code (IMC) will provide the most substantial format changes to the International Codes (I-Codes) in 25 years.

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