Access Scheme Gives Welders a Boost - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
When it bid steel erection on the McCormick Place expansion, Shakopee, Minn.-based Danny’s Construction Co. Inc. proposed an unusual combination of access equipment that its engineers believed would
Publication Date: 31 July , 2006
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Chicago's 2.3-Million-Sq-Ft Facility Is Ahead of Schedule - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Early on, the 2.3-million-sq-ft expansion of Chicago’s convention center had various warning signs of a troubled project. First, a bid-rigging scandal prompted the public owner to change construction
Publication Date: 31 July , 2006
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Nashville May Grow Up With a 1,057-Ft Tower - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
With approval for a redesigned high-rise in its pocket, the developer of what may become Nashville’s tallest building and the tallest tower in the U.S. outside Chicago and New York City, is moving fu
Publication Date: 31 July , 2006
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Superintendent's Uncommon Sense Yields Extra-Productive Work Force - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The sign on the office door of the 37-year construction veteran credited with keeping Chicago’s 2.3-million-sq-ft convention center expansion ahead of schedule reads, “COMMON SENSE IS NOT QUITE
Publication Date: 31 July , 2006
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Teaming Up For Safety's Sake - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Figuring there is greater strength in numbers, the International Code Council is teaming up with several organizations in an effort to spread the word on building safety. To date, the Falls Church, Va.-bas
Publication Date: 31 July , 2006
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Foes Plan Legal Challenge To $4.2-Billion Sports Village - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Foes of the proposed $4.2-billion Atlantic Yards mixed-use development in a blighted area of Brooklyn, N.Y.—a public-private effort that includes an arena for basketball’s Nets—have long
Publication Date: 24 July , 2006
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Louisiana Safe Houses Are Ultimate Workplace Amenity- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
If a Category 5 hurricane hits New Orleans, about the only things assured to survive are the roof of the Superdome and the eight safe houses being built for pump station operators in Jefferson Parish. The
Publication Date: 24 July , 2006
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Irish Developer Takes Over Calatravas Chicago Project - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
An Irish developer with 10-year history in Chicago has purchased the 2.2-acre property on the citys lakeshore just north of downtown originally proposed in August for a Santiago Calatrava-designed tower, w
Publication Date: 23 July , 2006
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Pain, Not Just Gain, to be Caused by Proposed $4.2-Billion Development - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The draft environmental impact statement for the proposed $4.2-billion Atlantic Yards Arena and Redevelopment Project in
Publication Date: 21 July , 2006
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'Bris Soleil' Curtain Wall System Was No Breeze To Design- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The design of the Seattle Art Museum’s so-called bris soleil curtain wall system, with movable stainless steel panels to block out light, is called the hairiest part of the 1.3-million-sq-ft WaMu Cen
Publication Date: 17 July , 2006
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Florida Enacts Generator Law To Ready Condos for Storms - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Hurricane-readiness legislation signed last month by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) at the end of the state’s legislative session will spur a spate of construction projects across the state, although some
Publication Date: 17 July , 2006
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Future Conversions to Galleries Prompts Project Documentation - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The long-range expansion plan for the Seattle Art Museum Downtown is so ambitious and confusing, even to the trained eye, that SAM has its architect for tenant improvements creating a master document. It w
Publication Date: 17 July , 2006
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Rainmaker Makes 'Oil and Water' Mix - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Matt Griffin has earned the right to be a bit cocky about the mutually beneficial marriage between cash-rich and dirt-poor Washington Mutual and the cash-poor and dirt-rich Seattle Art Museum Downtown. But
Publication Date: 17 July , 2006
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Seattle's Bold Real Estate Deal Sets Banking on A Museum - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Developer Matt Griffin, rainmaker for the bold deal in Seattle that joined a cash-rich, dirt-poor bank with a dirt-rich, cash-poor art museum to produce a $370-million mixed-use development, pl
Publication Date: 17 July , 2006
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First-Ever Shake Table Study Tests Wood-Framed Structure - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Earthquake engineers at the State University of New York at Buffalo performed an unprecedented study June 26-28, hammering the largest wood-frame structure ever to undergo shake table testing with the forc
Publication Date: 10 July , 2006
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Broad Effort Launched To Use Storm Lessons - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
When the National Institute of Science and Technology’s reconnaissance team finished examining the vast swath of wreckage strewn by hurricanes Rita and Katrina across the coasts of Mississippi, Louis
Publication Date: 03 July , 2006
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Grass, Player Comfort Rule At Nation's First Rolling Field - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Builders of the first stadium in North America to have both a retractable roof and playing field recently hit their last major construction milestone with a synchronized field roll-in and “bi-parting
Publication Date: 26 June , 2006
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'Green'Building Movement Gains Even More Momentum - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Building “green” will soon not just be about individual buildings or even neighborhoods but about tailoring buildings for location and climate, if the U.S. Green Building Council has its
Publication Date: 19 June , 2006
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Hurricane Damage Survey Leads To Calls for Change - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A broadly scoped, federal study of last fall’s hurricane damage on the Gulf Coast has led to a call for stronger application of uniform building codes, better science for forecasting storm surge, the
Publication Date: 19 June , 2006
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Storm-Battered Superdome Gets New Roof in a Big Hurry - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A Texas contractor is racing to replace by Sept. 1 the nearly 10-acre roof of the New Orleans Superdome, heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina last August. Eager to have the facility repaired in time for fo
Publication Date: 19 June , 2006
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Semiconductor Plant Aims For High Sustainability - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A new $300-million Texas Instruments Inc. semiconductor fabrication plant now nearing completion in Richardson, Texas, is going for the green, gold and silver. The green is an estimated $4 million in annua
Publication Date: 12 June , 2006
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74% of Architects Use Some Level Of 3D Digital Modeling, Says Survey- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Too busy. Don’t have time. Software is not ready or difficult. Client is not willing to pay for it. Can’t convince partners or decision makers. Just bought the software.
Publication Date: 05 June , 2006
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First Standard For 3D Modeling Due by Year-End - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Dana K. Smith sees building information models evolving without a foundation. “If we are going to have long-term and sustainable building information models, we need a standard,” says Smith, ch
Publication Date: 05 June , 2006
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State Dept. Construction Unit Shares New Process Changes - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Nearly 300 individuals interested in helping the U.S. State Dept. build a score of new embassies around the world got an up-close look May 25 at a raft of changes planned for the $14-billion program, from
Publication Date: 05 June , 2006
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Team Members Seek Ways Out of the Building Modeling Haze - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
“We’re at the kick-off meeting for a great project. All the players are present. The surfaces of the room are filled with digital screens, caves, images (think Tom Cruise...Minority Repor
Publication Date: 05 June , 2006
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Upset Lawmakers Move To Rein In Visitor Center Builders - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Some federal lawmakers are so upset with delays in finishing the half-billion-dollar Capitol Visitor Center, as well as slow repairs to other deteriorating U.S. Capitol infrastructure, that they are moving
Publication Date: 05 June , 2006
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Boston Building Breaks New Ground from Bottom Up- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Building Boston’s first six-star hotel/condo complex on a tight but prime downtown location is requiring an elaborate shoring system and two foundation systems to make best use of the site.
Publication Date: 29 May , 2006
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Boston Building Breaks New Ground from Bottom Up- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Building Boston’s first six-star hotel/condo complex on a tight but prime downtown location is requiring an elaborate shoring system and two foundation systems to make best use of the site.
Publication Date: 29 May , 2006
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Consensus Guide Coming On Progressive Collapse - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers intends to retake the reins of design-guidance development for progressive collapse resistance by publishing its own document
Publication Date: 29 May , 2006
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Engineers Incensed over Building Official's Charges- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Sparks flew at a recent meeting in Washington, D.C, after a building official charged that building codes allow construction of a "house of cards."
Publication Date: 15 May , 2006
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Sharing High-Tech Tools Creates Rocky Mountain High - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Another starchitect. Another unfathomable form. Another potential money sinkhole. On the surface, architect Daniel Libeskind's Denver Art Museum addition, a 146,000-sq-ft titanium-skinned "geode,"
Publication Date: 15 May , 2006
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Javits Center Expansion Approaches Final Hurdle- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Dogged by ongoing squabbles over the Freedom Tower design, and still stinging from the rejection last year of a proposal for a new Jets stadium, many city and state officials in New York want the $1.7-bill
Publication Date: 09 May , 2006
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Last In Series of Outdoor Shake Table Tests Pushes Limits - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
On May 1, researchers at the University of California, San Diego's Englekirk Engineering Center finished a series of shake-table tests of a 275-ton, seven-story steel and concrete apartment building that has been under way for months, by "cranki
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Publication Date: 08 May , 2006
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California Needs Quake Recovery Plan - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Underlying San Francisco’s big public bash April 18 to mark the centenary of its catastrophic quake were dire warnings from seismic soothsayers about poor quake resistance of the region’s engi
Publication Date: 01 May , 2006
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Fall Release Eyed for Test Software for Performance Design - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
This September, after five years of work, the Applied Technology Council expects to release the 35%-complete draft of Guidelines for Performance Assessment, called the ATC-58 project. The draft will i
Publication Date: 01 May , 2006
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University of Washington Wins Seismic Design Competition - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The team from the University of Washington, Seattle, took first prize in the third Annual Seismic Design Competition for Undergraduates in Civil and Structural Engineering, held April 18-20, at the 100th A
Publication Date: 01 May , 2006
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University of Washington Wins Seismic Design Competition - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The team from the University of Washington, Seattle, took first prize in the third Annual Seismic Design Competition for Undergraduates in Civil and Structural Engineering, held April 18-20, at the 100th A
Publication Date: 01 May , 2006
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Bridges Include Elements To Make Them Stand After Shaking - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Seismic bridge engineering used to be more of an “art” and less of a science—but it’s making progress as the latter, says Frieder Seible, dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering at
Publication Date: 17 April , 2006
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Earthquake Simulation Network Rattles from Coast to Coast - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A new national web of research labs for studying materials and assemblies under complex seismic loading is beginning to revolutionize earthquake engineering research and deliver on sophisticated promises.
Publication Date: 17 April , 2006
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Linking Labs and Data Enables Magical Modeling - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Broadband communications and faster computers are changing the way seismic engineering research is done. The combination enables simultaneous collaboration not only between individuals, but also between ev
Publication Date: 17 April , 2006
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New Haven Learning a Lot In $1.5-Billion Building Spree- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Publication Date: 17 April , 2006
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Quake Engineering Moves Toward Era of Empowerment - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
When it comes to earthquakes, about the only sure thing is that the first century of seismic strides won’t hold a candle to upcoming third-millennium milestones, thanks to high-octane techno-tools. T
Publication Date: 17 April , 2006
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Seattle Makes 'Performance' Skyscraper Approval Look Easy - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Though its structural designs are often firsts, Magnusson Klemencic Associates has had relatively little difficulty convincing building officials in seismic Seattle that its performance-based skyscraper fr
Publication Date: 17 April , 2006
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Skyscraper Performance-Design Anxiety Is Turning Into Cautious Optimism - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The risk, time and stress associated with obtaining approval for a performance-based skyscraper design in highly seismic California is diminishing, even compared to a year ago. The long-suffering protagoni
Publication Date: 17 April , 2006
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Chinese Architect Prevails in Canada - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Chinese architect Yangsong Ma, with his Beijing-based firm, MAD, is likely glad to have won an international competition to design a 50-story condominium in Mississauga, Ontario, adjacent to Toronto. Dubbe
Publication Date: 10 April , 2006
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Contender for Europe’s Tallest Would Express Its Structure - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Construction of a 600-meter skyscraper in Moscow—potentially Europe’s tallest—could start next year, say sources. With expressed perimeter columns acting as “guys,” the estima
Publication Date: 10 April , 2006
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Safety and Schedule Both Benefit from Monster Crane - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Erection of 30 steel trusses for a new semiconductor wafer fabrication plant has been completed with huge savings in time and safety. A rare heavy-lift crane provided the muscle needed to hoist the 100-ton
Publication Date: 10 April , 2006
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Skyscraper Group Says 'No' To Terrorism-Resistant Code - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The high-rise safety committee of the National Fire Protection Association, formed in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, went back to fundamentals at its fourth meeting by deciding that model co
Publication Date: 03 April , 2006
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Terrorism-Provoked Changes Proposed - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Conspicuously absent from the many proposed model code changes stemming from the World Trade Center attacks are any from the National Institute of Building Sciences. NIBS was charged with translating feder
Publication Date: 03 April , 2006
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Trial by Fire: Structural Failure - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Sticking to traditional “prescriptive” fire engineering for increasingly novel building structures may lead to a collapse, warned a leading structural expert at a recent London conference. Grad
Publication Date: 29 March , 2006
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Chicago Builders Ride Next 'Supertall' Wave - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
By the end of the decade, Chicago’s bustling commercial high-rise building market will reach a pinnacle with two “supertall” towers springing up along the city’s riverfront. And yet
Publication Date: 27 March , 2006
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Load Transfer To Hang Five Floors Is a Success - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Getting up at the crack of dawn on a chilly Saturday to witness subtle structural gymnastics turned out to be rewarding for the team building a 12-story addition to the Children’s Hospital of Philade
Publication Date: 27 March , 2006
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Terrorism-Related Proposals Stir Up Strong Criticism - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Designers breathed a collective sigh of relief when an International Code Council committee withheld support for most proposed changes to ICC’s model building code, proffered by ICC’s Ad
Publication Date: 20 March , 2006
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As Far as Downtown Revivals Go, Pittsburgh Plans to Catch Up - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Will downtown Pittsburgh soon be booming with construction work? There’s some evidence that it will.
Publication Date: 07 March , 2006
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Groups Initiate Green Standards Efforts - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Two independent initiatives are under way to develop standards for commercial green buildings, both targeted for release late next year.
Publication Date: 06 March , 2006
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Maintenance and Alterations Eyed in Deadly Collapse- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Poor maintenance and faulty structural modifications are among the suspected causes of a deadly structural collapse at Baumann market in east-central Moscow. The roof gave way on Feb. 23, killing more than
Publication Date: 06 March , 2006
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South Florida Tilt-Up Concrete Panel Is A Record at 96.6 Ft - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A Florida contractor has staked claim to a tilt-up concrete world record by forming and placing a 96.6-ft tall wall panel at a new parking garage. The panel is part of a 2,300-space, seven-story parking st
Publication Date: 06 March , 2006
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Wind-Tunnel Proposal May Help Produce Consistent Data - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The American Society of Civil Engineers has released for public comment a draft of the first-ever wind-tunnel test standard in the U.S. The standard, which has been in development since 1994, would satisfy
Publication Date: 06 March , 2006
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China Towers Celebrate Steel, with Aid of Concrete - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
In an age of hybrid skyscrapers, one of China’s oldest cities is reaching high with two record-breaking buildings, both broadcasting structural steel frames helped quietly by concrete. On one side of
Publication Date: 27 February , 2006
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Connection Standard Could Boost Steel Moment Frames - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
With its new prequalified connection standard in the upcoming Seismic Design Manual, the American Institute of Steel Construction Inc. has again come to the aid of structural steel frames. The standard is
Publication Date: 27 February , 2006
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