Courtesy of AISC AISC's Steel Construction Manual, which weighs 4 lb in its 2,400-page print form, is now available for use on tablets. Users can cut and paste and create bookmarks, among other things. Courtesy of AISC Users can put each copy purchased on six digital devices. Members of the building-materials supply chain can expect a lot more paperwork to satisfy more green-building codes and standards, code watchers say.In a couple of years, every segment of the building-materials supply chain will need to meet the requirements of three green model codes and energy standards, not simply one, said John P.
Coming soon for all members of the building materials supply chain: Lots more paperwork to satisfy more "green-building" codes and standards.In a couple of years, every segment of the building materials supply chain will have to have information to meet the requirements of three green model codes and energy standards, not simply one, said John P. Cross, a vice president of the Chicago-based American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) at the 2012 North American Steel Construction Conference, held April 18-20 in Grapevine, Texas. The conference, with a record attendance of more than 3,500, incorporated the World Steel Bridge Symposium and
Photo courtesy of UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering Researcher preps specimen's base-isolation system for the shake test. Photo courtesy of UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering The five-story building featured a fully equipped intensive-care unit and surgery suite. In the first of a series of seismic shake-table tests to gauge the effects of major earthquakes and fire on a hospital’s non-structural components and systems, a five-story specimen and its contents came through with flying colors. The excellent performance on April 17, attributed to the specimen's base-isolation system, came as no surprise to researchers at the University of California, San Diego, who
Delays at the Greater Gabbard project mean that the wind farm off the English coast will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm only briefly, till the larger London Array project reaches construction completion.
The owner of one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, located more than 20 kilometers off the coast of England, has lodged a large claim against the contractor, Fluor Corp., for delayed completion due to defective construction.
Fourteen months after a 110-lb light fixture fell from the ceiling of Boston's O'Brien tunnel, Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation highway officials have announced a $54-million plan to replace all of the tunnel's 25,000 lighting units with new light-emitting diode fixtures to assure long-term safety in the Central Artery system.The fixture recommended by the Boston-based office of engineering consultant HNTB is an 8-ft-long sealed unit that has a fiberglass housing, an acrylic lens cover and a three-row LED array board.
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust in early April approved $653 million in capital funding toward improving the city's water and wastewater systems over the next five years. The plan, which will be financed through rate increases, includes $488 million in spending for water-delivery and water-treatment projects, with the remaining funding allocated for wastewater collection and treatment upgrades.
Tampa Bay Water Opts for Kiewit's $162M Fix for Cracking Reservoir In Reversal, Tampa Bay Water Rejects $30-Million Settlement With HDR Tampa Bay Water Pushing Fix, Lawsuit for Cracked Reservoir Jury
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is once again defending his October 2010 decision to kill the nearly $9-billion Trans-Hudson Express passenger-rail tunnel project that was, at the time, the country's largest public-works project.The federal Government Accountability Office released on April 10 a report claiming that Christie—a vocal anti-debt Republican—had exaggerated New Jersey's share of the tunnel's cost.The tunnel, nicknamed the Access the Region's Core (ARC) project, was expected to double commuter-train capacity between New Jersey and Manhattan. In September 2010, Christie shut down construction, which had started a year before, to conduct a 30-day review of the project. Less
A construction project in the Aleutians is no paradise. The remote island chain off the Alaskan coast has become well known for its dangerous high seas and unpredictable weather through the popular reality television show "Deadliest Catch." However, the Alaska Dept. of Transportation, or ADOT, took up the challenge when the state decided the growing Aleutian island of Akutan deserved an airport.Akutan is the site of a large seafood processing plant that operates year round and employs more than 900 workers. Boats and small seaplanes are used to transport people and cargo, but island and state officials have long sought
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