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Panel's Review of Transit Center's Fractured Girders Draws Heated Reactions

ENR Construction

The public authority that owns and runs the Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco forcefully disagrees with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's independent expert panel that reviewed the 2018 brittle fractures in twin built-up plate girders.

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Shop Drawing Note May Be a Factor At Problem Transit Hub

ENR Construction

A note from the engineer of record on an approved shop drawing for San Francisco's Salesforce Transit Center appears to have initiated an instruction to the steel fabricator to cut two 2-in. holes in the bottom flanges of the hub's built-up plate girders.

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From Coast to Coast, the Housing Shortage Is Growing

Pro Builder

Housing shortages have traditionally been a problem for coastal cities and states like San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, but that deficit appears to be growing across the entire nation, The New York Times reports. Freddie Mac estimates that the U.S. is short 3.8

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S. Every building is unique, and older buildings may not have original structural drawings available or may have had substantial alterations. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units. Seattle, Wash.,

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Blind Ambition: Insights from a blind architect on universal design

BD+C

They’re all lovely gestures for sure, but San Francisco architect Chris Downey would like us to “see” those things without our eyes. Architect Chris Downey navigates a sidewalk in San Francisco. Your pencil doesn’t know what to draw—you do.” Are they columns at the top of wide, limestone steps?

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Stok Draws Senior Leadership Additions to Rapidly Expanding Team

Stok

The firm maintains offices in San Francisco, San Diego, and Denver. The post Stok Draws Senior Leadership Additions to Rapidly Expanding Team appeared first on Stok. Stok is a Certified B Corp and was recognized “Best for the World” by the organization in 2017 and 2018.

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stok Draws Senior Leadership Additions to Rapidly Expanding Team

Stok

The firm maintains offices in San Francisco, San Diego, and Denver. The post stok Draws Senior Leadership Additions to Rapidly Expanding Team appeared first on stok. stok is a Certified B Corp and was recognized “Best for the World” by the organization in 2017 and 2018.