Ask a group of people to name their most serious reservation about working electronically, and it's a good bet most of them will say "security." With online information increasingly becoming the new currency of the construction business, keeping careful tabs on who has access to what data is more important than ever. Equally critical is knowing that the data is genuine and legally binding, especially when it's a proposal to bid or a contract to perform work. "That's what so fun about this electronic marketplace," says Rodney Moss, an attorney in the construction and procurement law group at Bradley Arant
Barton L. Riberich, SE, President, Uni-Systems, LLC 4600 Lake Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55422 Tel. 763-536-1407, briberich@uni-systems.com It is known that kinetic architectural elements have been integrated into stadia as far back as the days of the Roman Coliseum. The Romans incorporated retractable sun shades, elevator floors, and trap doors into the Coliseum for the same reasons that we use kinetic architecture in modern stadia. These adjustable mechanized structures adapt to changes in climate, need, or purpose and provide awe inspiring elegant solutions to what appear to be nearly impossible engineering challenges. Today there are over 30 modern sports venues around
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