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Make It Resilient 2024 Student Contest Encourages New Ways to Build for Extreme Environments

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With its latest annual Make It Real program, Autodesk is challenging high school students to imagine how to design and build a habitat for an extreme environment. For the Make It Resilient 2024 contest , any extreme environment such as a desert, rainforest, deep ocean site, areas prone to flooding, or even another planet can be chosen.

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American Concrete Pavement Association Announces Expanded Role Supporting Sustainability and Resilience in Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

In 2024, the association will build on its 2023 white paper, “Concrete Pavement’s Role in a Sustainable, Resilient Future,” with the addition of tools and resources that help decision-makers meet global challenges while making dollars go further in a high inflation market.

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ACPA Announces Pipe School 2024

Civil + Structural Engineer

Irving, Texas – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) is excited to announce its Pipe School 2024 held January 29th – February 1st in Frisco, TX, just outside of Dallas. Proven Resilience. Undeniable Sustainability. Photos must be submitted by December 15th, 2023, and winners will be announced at the 2024 Pipe School.

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Advancing sustainable construction: Specifying low-carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

2 Buildings are responsible for approximately 42 percent of CO2 emissions, 15 percent of which is attributed to the embodied carbon of materials. trillion sf) of building floorspace by 2060—equivalent space of New York City added every month for 40 years—the time for the industry to act is now. Millions of properties across the U.S.

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From NHERI TallWood to Converging Design: Building Towards Resilient Structures

Strong Tie

Simpson Strong-Tie is participating in NHERI Converging Design , the third phase of testing a six-story mass timber building on the NHERI UCSD shake table. This project follows up on the testing of a ten-story mass timber building with the NHERI TallWood project. Learn more about this project and our live testing event.

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SPA: Setting the stage for sustainability

Roads Online

To put this into perspective, according to Sustainability Victoria, more than 500 quarries produce about 500 million tonnes of heavy construction materials every year. The infrastructure and roads sectors rely heavily on raw materials, as such the importance of sustainable materials and alternatives has grown significantly. Image: SPA.

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FGBC Announces 2024 Scholarship Winners

CCR Magazine

The Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC), the leading certifier of green residential and commercial construction and local governments in the state, is awarding a record six scholarships as part of its statewide post-secondary scholarship program. She wants to work as a green building consultant, green rater, or environmental consultant.