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Steel Bridge Webinar Series to Offer Solutions That Support Improvement of the National Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

In response, bridge owners and designers are seeking economical and time-saving ways to apply that funding to critical projects. Barker has over 30 years of experience in steel bridge design and construction. The certificate can be used to build resumes or fulfill continuing education requirements. to 8:00 p.m.

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“Cutting Carbon” Webinar Series to Feature Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Reducing the Embodied Carbon of Building Projects

Civil + Structural Engineer

WALTHAM, MA – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) will host a four-part webinar series in October describing the impacts of embodied carbon on building projects and exploring how the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry has responded to calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Participants will earn 1.0

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SYMETRI LAUNCHES NAVIATE ZERO, ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN WITH INNOVATIVE, GREEN TECHNOLOGY

Civil + Structural Engineer

In line with the company’s long-standing dedication to sustainability, Naviate Zero is an innovative Autodesk Revit add-on set that empowers designers and engineers to calculate emissions, make informed, eco-conscious decisions directly within the Revit platform and use the data in full lifecycle assessments.

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SIGNIFICANT UPDATE TO POST-TENSIONED SLAB-ON-GROUND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Civil + Structural Engineer

The International Code Council (ICC) is set to release the new IRC, which includes a significant update related to post-tensioned slab-on-ground design and construction. Post-tensioned slab-on-ground floors—requires that post-tensioned concrete slab-on-ground floors, on expansive or stable soils, be designed in accordance with PTI DC10.5.

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5 Helpful Resources for Designing & Building with Engineered Wood

BDC Network

APA – THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION Multifamily Housing Engineered wood’s combination of benefits—from beauty and versatility to sustainability and strength—has made it a popular material for commercial projects such as mixed-use buildings, low-rise office structures and even eight-story mass-timber high rises.

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Designing Highly-Sustainable Buildings

Natural Building

Earlier this month I participated in a webinar titled Designing Highly-Sustainable Buildings featuring the Sketchup software team, along with Sefaira, a plugin that calculates various aspects of energy use pertaining to the design. And he justified the net zero designation with the addition of PV arrays for electricity.

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Upcoming Webinars & Construction Events in May 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Focal points include design, manufacturing, bidding strategies for subcontractors, and how to tackle workforce challenges as an owner among much more. May 2022 Construction Webinars. With labor and materials shortages and limited financial resources, it’s no secret that construction is a competitive market. REGISTER NOW.