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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. Additions are commonly made to the side of a building, which simplifies the structure and creates one plane where the new interfaces with the existing.

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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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Why waterproof? Safeguarding steel and concrete bridges

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproofing is one key mechanism for extending the life of these critical structures. There are 178 million daily crossings on over 47,000 structurally deficient U.S. The total corrosion costs for the roads and bridges in China in 2014 was 62.37 Source: UK RAC Foundation. Bridges at risk. billion RMB. Phasing of works

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Learn About the Latest News on UK Government Plans to Utilize More Timber in Construction, CBO Mike Firenze Joins Dome Construction, UK Builders Caught Committing Malpractice, and Marsh and Beazley Expand Construction Coverage

UK Construction Blog

After working with government and industry partners in the Timber in Construction Working Group for a year, CTI members Timber Development UK and Structural Timber Association are prominent in the roadmap. The roadmap provides a solid foundation for achieving this goal, demonstrating government intent to address timber construction barriers.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities ā€“ Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

From the July/August 2014 issue. To read about the 2014 state rankings, visit this link.). IBM Services Center: Baton Rouge will deliver technology services including application development, application management and system integration. million toward economic growth projects (including a new streetcar system).

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Danny Ellis never had a real job interviewā€¦ until he met Greg Korte

The Korte Company

He did seven projects for HCA Healthcare, the cityā€™s largest hospital system. Over the next 14 years, he learned every field aspect of the industry: building acoustic ceilings, hanging drywall, framing structures, installing doors and windows and more. The Korte Company hired Danny as a superintendent in December 2014.

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Zweig Groupā€™s 2024 Rising Stars In the AEC Industry

Civil + Structural Engineer

With her educational background and personal focus on structural engineering, she accepted a position with RJN Group Inc., a civil engineering firm focused on sanitary sewer systems, as a stop-gap measure until she could find a career more suited to her structural engineering ambition.