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MLK Memorial Unveiled on Boston Common

Contractors, designers and a foundry completed the 66,000-lb bronze sculpture in time for MLK Day
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January 17, 2023
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A new monument to Martin Luther King, Jr. and wife Coretta Scott King was unveiled in Boston on Jan. 16. 


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Overcoming Challenges, Step by Step, to Build Banff Footbridge

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Johanna Knapschaefer
December 29, 2022
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Completion of slender 260-ft clear span Nancy Pauw Bridge in Banff National Park fulfills a 108-year vision for the Town of Banff, Alberta.


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Part Five of a Series | Building a Lower Carbon Future

SE 2050 Is In Quixotic Pursuit of Eliminating Embodied Carbon in Building Structures

Structural engineers are only beginning their quest to halve carbon in new structural systems by 2030 and eradicate it by 2050
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Nadine M. Post
December 21, 2022
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Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program is supporting the ambitious SE 2050 Challenge, which states that “all structural engineers shall understand, reduce and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in their projects by 2050.” 


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Setting Benchmarks for Carbon Reduction of Sustainable Structures Is No Simple Task

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December 21, 2022
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The Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program is trying to identify best practices to reduce embodied carbon in building structures.


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Corpus Christi New Harbor Bridge Main Span Work Cleared to Resume

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James Leggate
December 16, 2022
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Texas DOT says crews from joint venture contractor Flatiron/Dragados LLC can lift delta frames into place and continue construction of the main span towers.


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Highways

NYC Unveils Redesign Concepts for Brooklyn-Queens Expressway's 'Triple Cantilever'

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James Leggate
December 15, 2022
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New York City Dept. of Transportation is preparing for a rehabilitation project on 1.5 miles of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.


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Revised NJ Proposal Tightens Flood Zone Building Rules

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Debra K. Rubin
November 24, 2022
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State changes, scaled back from 'emergency' status and set for Dec. 5 official release, would raise first-floor elevations and expand flood zone boundaries unchanged since 1999.
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First Model Code for Public-Occupancy Temporary Structures Nears Adoption

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November 18, 2022
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A standard for public-occupancy temporary structures is expected to be ready to include in the 2028 edition of the structural engineer's bible on design loads, known as ASCE-7.
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SOM-Selldorf Picked for Latest Hirshhorn Museum Upgrade

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James Leggate
November 4, 2022
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The Smithsonian museum on the National Mall in Washington, originally designed by SOM in the 1970s, is undergoing a three-stage upgrade and expansion as visitor numbers grow.
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Bridges

DOT, Flatiron-Dragados Resolve Corpus Christi Bridge Design Issue

Additional safety concerns are expected to be addressed
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James Leggate
November 3, 2022
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Work on the bridge towers remains suspended, but the contractor will begin remobilizing cranes this month with officials anticipating full dispute resolution.


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