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Kit Miyamoto Is Named Chair of California's Seismic Safety Commission

ENR Construction

Structural engineer and seismic-resistant design expert will guide body that probes quakes and recommends risk reduction policies.

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Milwaukee Wood Skyscraper Wants to Reach Even Higher

Construction Cost Estimating

The city of Milwaukee Plan Commission and the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee have consistently affirmed changes to New Land Enterprises' Ascent private project that will include height, parking space and private units to the tall wood project. Thornton Tomasetti is the structural engineer.

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Streamlining Construction Workflows: Hodari Africa  Excels with Autodesk Build

Autodesk Construction Cloud

At the same time, the architects and structural engineers worked from South Africa. Greenlight to Go-Live And when it came to reviewing key project documentation, Hodari’s project managers found the platform invaluable in reviewing construction drawings before commissioning the project to go live on-site.

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Civil Engineering Marvels- 5 Tallest Skyscrappers

The Constructor

Commissioned by Sears, Roebuck and Company, it was designed by chief architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Sears Tower The Sears Tower, a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, has been the tallest building in North America since 1973.

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Preserving a Historic Toronto Home with DELTA®-VENT S Air Barrier

Pro Builder

Stewart commissioned Shim-Sutcliffe Architects to carry out his visionary ideas that reflected his passion and aptitude for both music and mathematics. The blue glass stairway is a dramatic, noteworthy element of the house that is the result of a collaborative undertaking by a glass artist, architect, and structural engineer.

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Rebar Projects in Revit

BIM & Beam

ABT Netherlands, a multi-disciplinary consultancy firm, focused on the structural engineering, civil engineering, architectural engineering, moved to BIM-based 3D rebar for concrete reinforced design and fabrication as a result of client demand.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Mark It Up!

Rory Woolsey

General Requirements: A general contractors site management expenses for such necessities as a superintendent, project manager; site trailers, schedule management, quality control, daily clean up, security, safety, site phones, record drawings and project commissioning all fall under the category of general requirements OR project site overhead.