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Oscar Barton, Jr., Ph.D., HonoredĀ for Outstanding Contributions in Engineering Education at ASME Foundation Gala

Civil + Structural Engineer

School of Engineering, an ASME Fellow, and a member of the ASME Foundation board of directors. In addition, the Foundation announced it has established the Dr. Oscar Barton, Jr., Mitchell, Jr., Sonya Smith, Ph.D., Sonya Smith, Ph.D., Naval Academy, where he served as chair of the mechanical engineering department.

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USGBC, Bank of America name recipients of 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program

BD+C

Green Building Council (USGBC) and Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced today the 11 projects selected for the 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods (AGN) grant program. read more.

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Adventures in Renovation: The Historic Courthouse and the Stair and Elevator Tower Conundrum

Civil + Structural Engineer

In 2014, Page began work on a phased modernization project for the 770,000 SF occupied historic courthouse. A significant number of MEP systems, some active and some abandoned, needed to be demolished and moved out of the footprint of the tower just under the second floor roof.

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IPD Collaborative Construction in Ottawa County

Granger Construction

Granger delivered the first IPD healthcare project in Michigan in 2012 at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, the first DTMB/state-funded IPD project in 2014 at Lansing Community College and the first municipal IPD project in 2019 with Kent Countyā€™s Juvenile Detention Center Expansion.

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Designing for recovery: The role of flooring in healthcare facilities

Construction Specifier

Reduce patient and staff injuries associated with falls Patient falls have significant financial consequences for healthcare systems, with one study reporting the average total cost of a fall was $62,521 ($36,776 direct costs) and the average total cost of a fall with any injury was $64,526. This program from Allergy Standards Ltd.

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Solar Energy Safety

Safety Services Company

Photovoltaic (PV) energy systems that take advantage of solar energy are still a small, but rapidly growing energy source in this country. With 1,000 volt system on the roofs of many homes, personal solar arrays have some potential for fire and electric shock. The 2008 NEC release created a good foundation for this technology.

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Solar Energy Safety

Safety Services Company

Photovoltaic (PV) energy systems that take advantage of solar energy are still a small, but rapidly growing energy source in this country. With 1,000 volt system on the roofs of many homes, personal solar arrays have some potential for fire and electric shock. The 2008 NEC release created a good foundation for this technology.