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Skender, Z Modular reach agreement to fabricate multifamily housing components

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Skender and Z Modular have signed an agreement to manufacture multifamily housing components in a factory on the southwest side of Chicago. Skender, a design, construction, and manufacturing firm, will use Z Modular’s self-bracing structural VectorBloc system to fabricate building components.

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Skender's new facility begins offsite fabrication of building modules

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The assembly line is rolling at the 130,000-square-foot facility in Chicago, which will manufacture affordable units for developer Sterling Bay and work on projects for other clients.

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Video: Build with Strength Opens Chicago Campaign

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Concrete is part of the fabric of Chicago; the Willis Tower defining the skyline with its steel structure standing tall on 280 million pounds of concrete, Wrigley Field built to last for generations on 6.5

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Call for Entries Now Open for 2013 AISC IDEAS2 Awards

Construction Business Owner

(Chicago, IL) - Architectural and engineering firms, general contractors, fabricators and owners are encouraged to enter steel-framed building projects for the 2013 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2) Awards, sponsored annually by the American Institute of Steel Construction.

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Innovative Approaches to Industrial Construction Project Management

Construction Marketing

This has obviously led to large-scale improvements in the way structures are designed and building materials are fabricated. From wholesale flooring Los Angeles on the west coast to wind-resistant siding in our local Chicago market, choosing the right materials can mean hundreds of thousands of dollars to the overall cost of a project.

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2013 edition of Selected ASTM Standards for Structural Steel Fabrication now available

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(Chicago, IL) - The 2013 edition of Selected ASTM Standards for Structural Steel Fabrication (AISC 503-13) is now available from the American Institute of Steel Construction in paper format for just $225 for AISC members and $450 for non-members at www.aisc.org/astm.

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Watch all 19 Accelerate Live! talks on demand

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AEC innovation conference, May 10, in Chicago. Topics included AI for construction scheduling, regenerative design, the micro-buildings movement, post-occupancy evaluation, predictive visual data analytics, and digital fabrication. .

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