Tag: building
Hudson Commons: Historic Foundation Meets Modern Engineering in an Innovative Manhattan Overbuild
By Joseph Provenza, AIA, P.E., LEED AP BD+C; Jeffrey Smilow, P.E., F. ASCE; Yujia Zhai, P.E., Motaz Elfahal, Ph.D., P.E.; and Gerardo Aguilar, Ph.D.
What began in...
Energy Efficient Roofing: The Race is On
Systems Require Integration to Meet Demands Of Government Officials Hungry for Green and Clean
By Thomas Renner
Just like automobiles, airplanes, and computers, roofing materials have...
Building the Alaska Highway
By Luke Carothers
On February 11, 1942 President Roosevelt approved a plan that had been in motion since at least six years prior: the Alaska...
Urban Underground
HNTB’s Sanja Zlatanic: a Happy Mole
By Richard Massey
There’s no doubt about it. Sanja Zlatanic, Senior Vice President and Chair of the HNTB National Tunnel...
2020 Building Preview: TAT Unveils 5 Big Things We’ll See This Year
1) The affordability puzzle: Keeping neighborhoods accessible
In growing cities nationwide, the displacement of longtime residents has emerged as a major concern. "To keep neighborhoods affordable...
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Announces Annual PCI Design Awards Winners
CHICAGO, January 28, 2020 – A state-of-the-art television studio, a memorial to civil rights, and a museum for a national landmark are among the...
Prove Your Metal
The success of a fabric building project goes beyond the fabric to the steel frame supporting it.
By Dwayne Moench and Nathan Stobbe
Constructing a building...
Westwood Women Participate in GRID Alternatives’ Women’s Solar Build
On November 15th, nine Westwood team members participated in GRID Alternatives’ 4th annual Women’s Build, helping to install at 40 kW rooftop solar project...
Tallest Building in Southeast Asia Under Construction
Construction on Southeast Asia's tallest building, the Exchange 106 skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is in its final stages and the first tenants are...
