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SFPE Announces Program and Speakers for Upcoming Engineering Solutions Symposium for Fire Safety and Sustainable Building Design

Civil + Structural Engineer

This packed symposium will explore design concepts, tools, and approaches for fire-safe buildings, and highlight the role of fire safety in sustainable design and education. The event will also present insight into external living walls, battery/energy storage systems, façade systems, photovoltaics, mass timber, and more.

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Rebuilding from the Wreckage with Nudura ICFs

The Pro Builder

Rebuilding from the Wreckage with Nudura ICFs kcichowicz Fri, 09/29/2023 - 10:57 Case Study Image In December 2021 in Superior, Colorado, the Morris family was forced to flee their home as the Marshall Fires ravaged their community. ICFs create a durable building enclosure that can withstand many different forces of nature.

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National Science Foundation Awards Research Funding to Advance Performance-Based Fire Design for Cold-Formed Steel Structures

Civil + Structural Engineer

WASHINGTON, DC – A research project progressing from the American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) Small Project/Fellowship Program has received significant funding through the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance performance-based fire design for cold-formed steel (CFS) structures. Thomas Gernay, Ph.D.,

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

and Steven Gaynor, MBA Photo courtesy Tenmat New York City recently became the first jurisdiction in the country to reject and rewrite major sections of the International Building Code’s ( IBC ’s) language around fire protection in exterior facades. For decades, buildings have relied on intumescent materials for fire control.

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Berkley Beer Garden

The MCP Group

Bid Due Date | October 5, 2023 4:00 PM Project Description The project consists of a 7,690 sf new 2-story steel framed building and sitework. 2021 Addenda None at this time.

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Seward County CC CDL Truck Driving School

The MCP Group

Bid Due Date | July 6, 2023 2:00 PM Project Description The project consists of a new 20,710 sf partial structural steel frame, partial PEMB frame. 2021 Addenda None at this time.

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Great Bend Readiness Center Addition

The MCP Group

Bid Due Date | September 26, 2023 2:00 PM Project Description The project consists of a 12,327 sf addition with a 7,650 sf renovation and sitework. 2021 Addenda ADD 1 ADD 2 plus attachments The post Great Bend Readiness Center Addition appeared first on MCP GROUP.