The repercussions from the fire tragedy at Grenfell Tower, which killed 72 people in a London high-rise in June 2017, continue to spread through the world of building fire safety.
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Srinivasa “Hal” Iyengar, an eminent structural engineer known for innovative solutions for difficult projects, such as the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in Spain, died July 4 in Fort Myers, Fla., after a battle with Parkinson’s and heart disease. He was 85 years old.
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Facing a bottleneck in its design and detailing work, specialty contractor Southland Industries found a virtualization system that met its needs.
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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics
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The Gasyogogo bridge opening came the same week that Bridges to Prosperity launched its national partnership to connect 1.1-million Rwandees by building 355 bridges.
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The focus of IBHS outreach in 2019 is calling out details of landscaping, construction materials, and the assembly of decks, roofs, siding, soffits and vents as ignition-point risks when seeded by wind-blown embers. It also is looking at the fire resistance of manufactured lumber, versus natural materials.
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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics
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The founder of GLA talks about being an "ambassador" for the industry.
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Despite advances in recent years in bringing digital data to projects management and oversight, a new report from Dodge Data & Analytics with Viewpoint Construction Software shows there is still a great deal of work to be done.
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China imports face duties of up to 177%, 74% for those from Mexico in trade case initiated by the American Institute of Steel Construction.
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