Top 5 Foundation Failures in New York City
The Constructor
DECEMBER 20, 2020
Foundations are susceptible to movements if the applied loads are not in proportion with the design, causing a downward motion known as settlement.
Tony Mazzo: Masterminding the Complex 30-ft Lift of a Broadway Theater in New York City
ENR Construction
JANUARY 26, 2023
When the project team for TSX Broadway—a partial demolition and significant renovation and rebuild of a theater district tower in New York City—wanted to perform a truly challenging feat of engineering, it called in Tony Mazzo at Urban Foundation/Engineering.
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ARA Foundation Contributes to Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
Construction Business Owner
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
(November 12, 2012 ) — When the ARA Foundation board of trustees met this past week at the American Rental Association (ARA) headquarters in Moline, Ill., These agencies are critical to the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts for residents in New York, New Jersey and the rest of the East Coast.
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New York City is positioning itself as a life sciences hub
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
The New York Post reports that the Stem Cell Foundation has leased 42,100 sf in this building since 2015. Developers Taconic Investment Partners and Silverstein Properties are spending $20 million to renovate the 326,861-sf Movie Lab building in Midtown Manhattan for life science research usage.
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Architects Foundation Issues First Annual Report on National Resilience Initiative
Construction Superintendent Magazine
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Architects Foundation released its first annual report on the National Resilience Initiative, a growing network of resilient design studios geared toward helping local communities become more resilient to natural disasters and climate change.
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Critics Question ‘Housing First’ Approach as Homelessness Crisis Worsens
Pro Builder
JANUARY 10, 2022
Despite rising budgets to combat homelessness in New York City and California, the national crisis has improved by just 10% compared with 2007. Though a “housing first” strategy has provided foundational support for thousands of unhoused people across the U.S.,
Lawsuit challenges modular apartment project in New York City
BD+C
JULY 11, 2013
has been challenged by a lawsuit filed by the Plumbing Foundation in Manhattan Supreme Court. A plan to build pre-fab apartment buildings at Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, N.Y., read more.
San Antonio Economic Development Foundation To Sponsor LiveXchange!
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, Texas has signed on to sponsor next year’s Business Facilities LiveXchange event , which will take place April 6-8, 2014 at the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, SC. The post San Antonio Economic Development Foundation To Sponsor LiveXchange!
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Modular Can Be High End
Pro Builder
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
Joseph Tanney, a founder of Resolution 4 Architecture in New York City, who has been designing modular homes since 2002, said today’s modular homes can be very high end. That is because Mr. Sharp’s new house, a prefabricated modular home, is being manufactured in a factory two hours away. Modular Can Be High End.
NY College Awarded $557K For Drone Degree Programs
Construction Equipment
MAY 30, 2018
Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, New York, has been awarded a $557,487 grant from the National Science Foundation to support a project through which MVCC will develop a series of microcredentials to increase the number of skilled technicians in the unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) industry to address local workforce needs.
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Lawsuit challenges pre-fab apartment project in New York City
BD+C
JULY 11, 2013
has been challenged by a lawsuit filed by the Plumbing Foundation in Manhattan Supreme Court. A plan to build pre-fab apartment buildings at Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, N.Y. read more.
3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Eleven million people in this country are paying more than half of their income for rent, and these are low-income people,” says Richard Burns, CEO of the NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. It gets worse. Housing is Fundamental “Housing is absolutely essential to human flourishing.
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Former Golf Courses Are Being Transformed Into Hubs for Housing Development
Pro Builder
MAY 25, 2022
After 26 years of operation, Queen Creek closed its doors and its fairways two years ago, but developers quickly swooped in to revitalize the property by turning it into a new residential community.
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Multi-level design elevates Bulgarian Children's Museum [slideshow]
BD+C
APRIL 18, 2014
New York-based Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership has been selected to design a new children’s museum in Sofia, Bulgaria—the first children’s museum in Eastern Europe. A+A Architects will assist in the project, which is being planned by the America for Bulgaria Foundation. Body Image: read more.
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Formal Construction Begins on Tappan Zee Bridge
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 17, 2013
Cuomo announced that formal construction has begun on the Tappan Zee bridge replacement in New York. Construction began with installation of the first permanent piles for the bridge’s foundation.'
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Rochester, NY Lands Integrated Photonics Manufacturing Innovation Hub
Business Facilities
AUGUST 20, 2015
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) will lead a new Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IP-IMI) to secure U.S. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. leadership in manufacturing integrated photonics.
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Lack of Trust has Doomed the Construction Sector
Job Order Contracting
MAY 6, 2020
New York: Simon & Schuster. Excessive command and control is a root cause of failure, and contrary to the foundational principals of leadership. – Kanter, R.M. 1983) The change masters. Most of us have elected to become “managers”, that is, telling people what to do.
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Construction Equipment
MARCH 3, 2016
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) will host a two-day intensive Project Management Academy to help both new or prospective leaders better manage their firm’s projects.
‘Mole’ Raises His Head For All Builders Below
ENR Construction
JANUARY 25, 2018
Carty earns ENR New York’s Legacy Award as the two-decade-plus foundation of The Moles, U.S. heavy construction’s critical link.
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Phelps Construction Group Completes New Ellis Island Museum Expansion
Construction Superintendent Magazine
MAY 19, 2015
Phelps Construction Group has completed a project for the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. to build expanded galleries for the newly renamed Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island in New York harbor. BOONTON, N.J.,
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SMPS Foundation Announces 2009-2010 Board of Trustees
PSMJ Resources
JULY 28, 2009
The Foundation of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) has announced its 2009–2010 Board of Trustees. The new board takes office on September 1, 2009. Foundation Board Officers (elected for a one-year term) are: President: Paula M.
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New coronavirus vaccine trial underway in the US and funded by the Bill Gates Foundation uses ‘skin-deep’ shots instead of jabs into the muscle which is typically used
Construction Test
MAY 13, 2020
Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the study is a first step to see if the vaccine appears safe enough for larger tests needed to prove whether it will protect. . Pictured: A woman arrives by ambulance to Wyckoff Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, April 5.
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Air-Tight Modern Builds with Tremco Construction Products Group (CPG) Companies Offerings
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Hudson River Homes is a residential development firm located in New York with a focus on modern, mid-century-style homes with sustainable envelopes. Air-Tight Modern Builds with Tremco Construction Products Group (CPG) Companies Offerings. kcichowicz. Wed, 10/19/2022 - 09:16. Case Study Image. On-Site Training and Support.
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5 of the Most Sustainable Buildings of 2017
Viewpoint Construction Technology
MAY 17, 2017
New York, New York. Acting as the hub for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Brock Environmental Center was designed for the Living Building Challenge with zero-net-CO2 emissions and produces zero waste. Feet: 16,940. Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage and Spring Street Salt Shed. Cost: $271 million. Feet: 302,023.
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Tappan Zee Bridge Advances, With HNTB Named Owner Engineer
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 26, 2012
Building the span's foundation will be the key challenge for Fluor-led consortium, now the announced winner of New York megaproject.
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Shigeru Ban receives 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize
BD+C
MARCH 24, 2014
Tom Pritzker, Chairman and President of The Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the prize, made the announcement on Monday. Shigeru Ban, a Tokyo-born, 56-year-old architect with offices in Tokyo, Paris, and New York, is rare in the field of architecture. Shigeru Ban will receive the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
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Foundation Software's 2020 Construction Business Report
Construction Business Owner
MARCH 26, 2021
Foundation Software's 2020 Construction Business Report. See the results of Foundation Software's second annual survey by downloading a free copy of the 2020 Construction Business Report, complete with over 25 pages of fully visualized data and insights from industry leaders. foundation software. Greg Ragsdale. Main Image.
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4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design
BD+C
DECEMBER 4, 2023
In Queens, New York, Skanska is improving passenger accessibility to and from JFK International Airport by leading a project that will reconfigure and reconstruct the airport’s Central Terminal area roadways and utilities as well as build a new Ground Transportation Center (GTC). Over the past few years, this 1.3
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How to Repair Damaged Brick Walls
Construction Cost Estimating
JUNE 30, 2020
The article arrangement incorporates recognizable proof of sorts of foundation splits, break designs, contrasts in the significance of splits in brick basic walls or brick veneer walls and talks about breaks or development as proof of building development.
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52 City Momentum Index Identifies The World’s 20 Most Dynamic Cities
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 23, 2014
In its new, City Momentum Index (CMI), Jones Lang LaSalle looks at the underlying drivers that are the hallmark of highly dynamic cities. Archives Articles By Location Articles By Topic California China Daily News Featured Post Foreign Direct Investment India International Japan Massachusetts New York Online Features Other Thailand U.S. -
Overcladding for old masonry façades: why it is important to think performance first
Construction Specifier
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
As they age, many begin to show the effects of neglect, weather, and deferred maintenance on their façades, foundations, and roof assemblies. While some historic enclosures merit careful restoration, in other cases they simply need to be renovated and modernized for the long-term.
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Restoring and maintaining archaic concrete floor systems
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Moreover, they occurred frequently, as in Boston (1872), Chicago (1871 and 1874), and New York (1835 and 1845). In 1885, New York added a requirement to its building code that any building more than 21.3 At the time, concrete was thought of as a material for foundations, not structural elements.
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52 Lawsuit Moves Forward Over Brooklyn Arena Excavation
ENR Construction
JULY 15, 2014
Although excavation and foundation subcontractor Laquila Group signed releases when it accepted progress payments from Hunt Construction Group for work on a New York City arena, that doesn''t stop it from suing for extra pay, a state judge rules.
Construction of World Trade Centers
The Constructor
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
In gaining approval for the project, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agreed to take over the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad which became the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH). The complex was located in the heart of New York City’s downtown financial district and contained 13.4
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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities
BD+C
JANUARY 2, 2024
Columns, spaced 33 feet apart, are notched at the top to receive the girders, thereby transferring the floor loading to the foundation. Columns, spaced 33 feet apart, are notched at the top to receive the girders, transferring the floor loading to the foundation. The resulting spaces can accommodate a diverse group of tenants.
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Additional practical insights on overcladding masonry facades
Construction Specifier
AUGUST 24, 2023
The topics to be addressed in this article, when it comes to overcladding masonary facades and foundations, as well as roof assemblies, include the following: Placement and attachment of insulation and air barrier within the assembly. This is a follow-up article speaking to additional questions in this system type.
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52 UrbanTech NYC Will Support Building Smart And Sustainable Cities
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has launched UrbanTech NYC , a comprehensive program to help entrepreneurs and innovators address New York City’s most pressing urban challenges in sectors such as energy, waste, transportation, agriculture and water.
NYC Buildings Aren’t Ready For Next Sandy
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 13, 2013
New York City must take urgent steps to protect New Yorkers and its buildings from the next extreme weather event, according to a report released by the Building Resiliency Task Force. Due to New York City’s size and influence, the set of proposals can serve as a crucial resiliency blueprint for other cities.
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What Is Falsework | Types of Falsework |Causes of Falsework Failures
CivilJungle
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020
Falsework includes the foundations , footings , and all structural members supporting the permanent structural elements. Heavy rain causing falsework foundation slippage. Strong river current causing falsework foundation slippage. Inadequate falsework foundation. Inadequate soil foundation. Number of Occurrences.
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FEATURE STORY: The Cultural Roots Of High-Tech Growth
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
A white paper recently released by the Kauffman Foundation finds that Kansas City and other areas viewed as “new” startup high-tech hubs actually are benefitting from many years of nurturing a local culture of entrepreneurship. billion in investment; and New York had 238 startups backed by $1.6 By Jonathan Sanders.
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40 Research ongoing for best design in Alzheimer care facilities
BD+C
JUNE 18, 2014
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Earthmoving Equipment With Picture
CivilJungle
JULY 13, 2022
The building is better if the foundation is better. While digging holes, trenches, and foundations , excavators are used. If there is no adequate soil compaction present, there could be various problems such as erosion of soil, slab cracks, leakages etc. There are a lot of excavators in many sizes available. Earthmovers INC.
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Expanding the exterior footprint
Construction Specifier
JANUARY 31, 2022
In fact, officials of New York City are beginning to re-examine its zoning to ensure green spaces and parks are accessible and equitably distributed throughout the urban landscape. In the mid-90s, the Ford Foundation building was named a New York City Landmark.”. Human performance meets architectural performance.
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Two New Sponsors Sign On For LiveXchange!
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
So far, 19 economic development agencies from the United States and Canada have signed up as sponsors. Be sure to check the LiveXchange website often for an updated list of sponsors!
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