Commemorating: 9/11/01-9/11/02 - Part One - Washington D.C. - A Picture Gallery
Publication Date: 02 September, 2002
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Commemorating: 9/11/01-9/11/02 -Part One - Washington D.C.
On Sept. 11, 2001, after others hit the World Trade Center in New York City, a handful of Islamic terrorists hijacked a plane with 64 passengers and crew aboard and deliberately crashed it into this manifestation of American might. All aboard we
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Publication Date: 02 September, 2002
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Pentagon's Construction Team Beats the Odds on One-Year Rebuild
Less than one year after the terrorist attack, construction teams defied expectations and met their psychological and physical goal: to have workers reoccupy the damaged section of the Dept of Defense headquarters by the one-year anniversary. In
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Publication Date: 02 September, 2002
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Off-Season Roof Replacement Plays Against The Clock
A team renovating a South Carolina arena is racing against the clock to complete work between basketball seasons. The project includes replacement of the roof structure—work that was added to the reno
Publication Date: 12 August , 2002
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Competing Document Fuels Feud
In a Hatfields-and-McCoys-style fight to dominate the nation's model code market, fire-protection officials and plumbers are pitted against building owners, architects and three regional codewriters set to
Publication Date: 05 August , 2002
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Going to Great Lengths and Curves To Mimic Nature in Nation's Capital
Artifice for artifacts' sake is keeping the team shaping the curve-heavy National Museum of the American Indian running in circles not far from the foot of the nation's Capitol. It is taking many forms
Publication Date: 05 August , 2002
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Koreans Move Ahead With Plan For Record-Height Skyscraper
While the future of supertall buildings in America is debated, U.S. design firms are putting their supertall-building skills to work in Asia. Two firms are hoping to help a Korean developer break the heigh
Publication Date: 05 August , 2002
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National Building Museum President to Leave in January
Before joining the museum, the 55-year-old Jones was president of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, a leading preservation group.
Publication Date: 31 July , 2002
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Call For Diversity At Ground Zero
"We will find new ways to balance needs to make sure lower Manhattan is a vibrant community for both jobs and housing," promised Francis J. Lombardi, chief engineer for the site's public owner, the Port Authority of New York & New
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Publication Date: 29 July , 2002
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House Pares GSA Construction, Boosts Renovation for 2003
The House passed the bill, which also funds the Treasury Dept. and U.S. Postal Service, on July 24, by a 308-121 vote.
Publication Date: 25 July , 2002
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Experts Split Over Need For Code
"We don't really need solutions looking for a problem," said Jon D. Magnusson, chairman and CEO of structural engineer Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire Inc., Seattle, at the National Workshop on Preven
Publication Date: 22 July , 2002
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House Approves Bill to Set Up Teams for Building Probes
The measure, approved July 12, by a 338-23 vote, puts future building probes under the aegis of the National Institute for Standards and Technology, which is part of the U.S. Commerce Dept. It also would ensure that investigative teams would hav
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Publication Date: 17 July , 2002
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Green Building Ratings Get Easier
The process of certifying buildings as "green" will soon become easier for design and construction teams. The U.S. Green Building Council later this month will release a
Publication Date: 15 July , 2002
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Foundation Wall Stabilization Completed At Ground Zero
When the 110-story Two WTC collapsed last Sept. 11, it not only crushed the uppermost 20 ft of the reinforced concrete section of wall, it caused the lower 50 ft to bulge in toward Ground Zero, as much as 4.5 ft at the wall’s top.
Publication Date: 08 July , 2002
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Inspector Says Contractor Responsible For Checking Nuts
A worker responsible for inspecting bolt-nut connections at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh didn't check connections that may have contributed to a Feb. 12 c
Publication Date: 08 July , 2002
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Pentagon Rehab Pushes Innovation
Perhaps the most critical pieces of advice offered by mechanical engineers to building owners and managers fearful of attacks on their properties is what not to do, rather than what to do. Beware of opport
Publication Date: 08 July , 2002
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Houston Stadium Is Open and Shut Case
A roof–Texas sized and priced–was a must before the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo would move from the Astrodome to a planned venue "next door." The rodeo would not budge on a ceiling
Publication Date: 01 July , 2002
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Houston Stadium Is Open and Shut Case
A roof–Texas sized and priced–was a must before the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo would move from the Astrodome to a planned venue "next door." The rodeo would not budge on a ceiling
Publication Date: 01 July , 2002
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DOD Construction, GSA Spending Bills Advance
The House has voted to cut fiscal 2003 spending on military construction by 5% from this year's level, but Senate appropriators recommended a slight increase, including $100 million to speed environmental
Publication Date: 28 June , 2002
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Historic Expansion of U.S. Capitol Showcases Its Historic Use of CM
Publication Date: 17 June , 2002
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An End And A Start At Ground Zero
Solemn ceremonies in the last two weeks marked the end to the nearly nine-month-long ordeal at Ground Zero for police and fire personnel, and for families of the 2,825 victims. Ne
Publication Date: 10 June , 2002
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D.C. Hospital, Minnesota's Guthrie Theatre Among Endangered Places, National Trust Says
Buildings that range from a 19th-Century Washington, D.C., hospital to a 1963 Minneapolis theatre are among the 11 most endangered places in the U.S., according to the latest annu
Publication Date: 06 June , 2002
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Cleveland Gets A Case of Gehry's Totally Unreserved
The forecast called for snow, the first storm of the season even though it was mid-January. Construction crews rebuilding the Pentagon had been working 20-hour days, six days a week and were making remarka
Publication Date: 27 May , 2002
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Cleveland Gets A Case of Gehry's Totally Unreserved
The forecast called for snow, the first storm of the season even though it was mid-January. Construction crews rebuilding the Pentagon had been working 20-hour days, six days a week and were making remarka
Publication Date: 27 May , 2002
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AIA's Financial House Is Restored
The financial picture for the American Institute of Architects is looking much rosier than projected even a year ago, when the association announced extreme belt-tightening measures to stem a rapid financi
Publication Date: 20 May , 2002
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New Standard For Tall 'Targets'?
The engineers who studied the World Trade Center disaster emphasize that the big and even sole new question raised by Sept. 11 is whether a separate design standard should be applied to supertall buildings
Publication Date: 13 May , 2002
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U.S. Postal Service Awards Contracts to Rid Facilities of Anthrax
Ashland Inc., Covington, Ky. and Sabre Oxidation Technologies Inc., Odessa, Texas each were awarded U.S. Postal Service contracts May 8 for anthrax decontamination of the Brentwood postal facility in Washi
Publication Date: 09 May , 2002
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Agreement Reached on New U.S. Embassy in Berlin
U.S. and Berlin officials have signed an agreement that they say advances long-stalled plans to build a new U.S. embassy in the German capital. Under the memorandum of understanding signed May 2, the new f
Publication Date: 07 May , 2002
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Marry Fire and Frame Engineering
Draft legislation unveiled May 1 before the House Science Committee would give the National Institute of Standards and Technology the lead role in disaster investigations. The proposal instructs NIST's dir
Publication Date: 06 May , 2002
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Big Turnabout In Green Markets
Waves of optimism are coursing through the veins of green building enthusiasts. Thanks to a growing track record of success, a proliferation of government incentives and grant programs and honed marketing
Publication Date: 29 April , 2002
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System Boiler Blast in Manhattan Evacuates Nearby Schools
An explosion in the basement of a 10 story building at 121-123 W. 19th St. in lower Manhattan at 11:29 a.m. on Thursday blew out windows as high as the fifth floor, left 42 people injured, 12 of them criti
Publication Date: 25 April , 2002
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Award of Excellence Winner: Michael Burton
Maybe it was fate that brought Michael Burton not to his Queens, N.Y., office early on Sept. 11, but to lower Manhattan for a meeting at City Hall–just a few blocks from the World Trade Center. Or may
Publication Date: 22 April , 2002
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No Code Changes Recommended In World Trade Center Report
Calling for more active involvement of the structural engineer in fire protection design and "extensive" additional study of the performance of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, an American Soc
Publication Date: 15 April , 2002
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Movie of Job that Defies Description Is Worth More Than A Million Words
It's a classical music palace named for the king of cartoons in the film capital of the world. It has a 15-year history that reads like a Hollywood drama–with budget busts, fits, stops, restarts, cast
Publication Date: 08 April , 2002
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WTC's 'Bathtub' Stabilization Is More Than 70% Complete
Now that the concrete "bathtub" of the former World Trade Center–once a seven-level basement–is largely an open pit, a behind-the-scenes effort to tie back the north foundation wall has
Publication Date: 01 April , 2002
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A Special Report by Engineering News-Record and Architectural Record Magazine
Building for a Secure Future is the result of significant effort by both magazine staffs. ENR Associate Publisher Laura Viscusi, ENR Editor-in-Chief Jan Tuchman, AR Editor-in-Chief Robert Ivy and AR Advertising Director David Johnson conc
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Publication Date: 25 March , 2002
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A Tranquil Image Calms During Times of Crisis
The "bunker." It is the traditional shell used to house facilities fitted with equipment and infrastructure needed to respond to major emergencies. In the new millennium, the bunker mentality is
Publication Date: 25 March , 2002
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Better Blast Resistance Coming Soon to Facade
In security design, windows are a major area of concern. Nearly three-quarters of the injuries from the 1995 bombing of Oklahoma City's Alfred P. Murrah Building were caused by flying glass. To help win th
Publication Date: 25 March , 2002
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Building for Planes, Trains, Cars, Ships But Not Terror
In the same way, security experts and concerns now occupy a place at the planning table for every firm involved in the design and construction of transportation facilities. Industry members say security issues we
Publication Date: 25 March , 2002
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Chemical, Biological Threats Pose New Design Challenges
Simple measures that can protect the inhabitants of a building or users of critical infrastructure from chemical and biological attack are becoming routine since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the subs
Publication Date: 25 March , 2002
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Fatal Scaffold Collapse Prompts Scrutiny of Code
While investigators try to determine the cause of a fatal Chicago scaffold collapse, building officials are reviewing regulations to determine if additional safety guidelines are needed to protect workers
Publication Date: 25 March , 2002
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Finding a Starting Point: Doing the Risk Assessment
Before a designer can recommend security measures for a facility, he or she must understand what people and property–the "assets" in security parlance–need to be protected.
Publication Date: 25 March , 2002
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Greatest Hurdle Is Securing Existing Federal Buildings
One of the biggest challenges facing designers of U.S. embassies and other federal facilities is the retrofit of existing buildings to meet tightened security standards. But officials say that for the desi
Publication Date: 25 March , 2002
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High-risk Buildings Placed In a Class All Their Own
In response to a heightened public awareness about terrorism, biohazards and other crimes since Sept. 11, building owners, in consultation with design professionals, are seriously considering and often pro
Publication Date: 25 March , 2002
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$40 Million Needed to Study Performance of WTC Buildings
It would take $40 million to adequately study the performance of the collapsed twin, 110-story towers of the World Trade Center and surrounding buildings damaged by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, said W.
Publication Date: 18 March , 2002
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New Funds Push WTC Transit Jobs
New York officials, concerned that President Bush had been slow to make good on his pledge to provide $20 billion in post-Sept. 11 federal aid to the city, have some encouraging news. On March 7, Bush said
Publication Date: 18 March , 2002
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Dispute Mars Historic Renovation
For years, many national contractors steered clear of construction work at the University of California's Berkeley campus, citing contracts that even school officials described as
Publication Date: 04 March , 2002
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Dispute Mars Historic Renovation
For years, many national contractors steered clear of construction work at the University of California's Berkeley campus, citing contracts that even school officials described as
Publication Date: 04 March , 2002
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Fatal collapse in Pittsburgh
Instead of gearing up to celebrate the partial opening of its half-built convention center on Feb. 23, Pittsburgh officials are searching for the cause of a Feb. 12 collapse that killed one ironworker and
Publication Date: 18 February , 2002
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Unprecedented Pact Hangs Over Stadium Job in Seattle
(Photo courtesy of Michael Dickter/Skilling Ward Magnusson Berkshire)
Publication Date: 11 February , 2002
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Pentagon Crews Making Good On High-Profile, Fast-Track Schedule
The forecast called for snow, the first storm of the season even though it was mid-January. Construction crews rebuilding the Pentagon had been working 20-hour days, six days a week and were making remarka
Publication Date: 04 February , 2002
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Pentagon Crews Making Good On High-Profile, Fast-Track Schedule
The forecast called for snow, the first storm of the season even though it was mid-January. Construction crews rebuilding the Pentagon had been working 20-hour days, six days a week and were making remarka
Publication Date: 04 February , 2002
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Defending Against Bioterrorism
Perhaps the most critical pieces of advice offered by mechanical engineers to building owners and managers fearful of attacks on their properties is what not to do, rather than what to do. Beware of opport
Publication Date: 21 January , 2002
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Revolutionary War-Era U.S. Parks Need More Funds, Advocacy Group Says
Thomas Kiernan, the association's president, says the sites "suffer from years and even decades of disgraceful neglect, threatening their survival as places of homage to the heroes of our past."
Publication Date: 04 January , 2002
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