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New BJC Health Tower Breaks Ground in St. Louis

Civil + Structural Engineer

Louis area, Barnes-Jewish Health Systems (BJC) undertook a long-term, campus wide renewal project. Because of the ever-evolving expectations for new healthcare facilities to provide visitors and patients with optimal comfort, the plans for the new tower included unique yet challenging design elements.

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Restoring and maintaining archaic concrete floor systems

Construction Specifier

For a building owner, contractor, or design professional, encountering an unfamiliar material can be a terrifying prospect, especially if the material makes up something as fundamental as the floor slab. A floor slab in modern construction often means reinforced concrete—ubiquitous and reliable. Christopher Clements, AIA.

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

Civil + Structural Engineer

After 80 years of continuous operation the building required significant upgrades to provide tenants with code compliant, state-of-the-art facilities and Class A office space. A building-wide life safety analysis determined that the two existing egress stairs were insufficient to meet the population based on current building codes.

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4 Mistakes to Avoid When Building a Foundation

CCR Magazine

Constructing a foundation is among the most crucial steps for any building project because it bears the entire structure’s load. The structural support a foundation offers guarantees a building’s longevity and integrity, avoiding uneven settling and possible damage.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Housing/Residential

Civil + Structural Engineer

The building includes co-working spaces, meeting rooms, and other amenities to support these efforts. It was developed as a public-private partnership between the University of Hawaii, the University of Hawaii Foundation and developer Hunt Companies.

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The Role of Diaphragms and Shear Walls in Creating Resilient Structures

BDC Network

The Role of Diaphragms and Shear Walls in Creating Resilient Structures 1 kcichowicz Fri, 07/19/2024 - 11:00 MFPRO+ Blog Guide to incorporating diaphragms and shear walls into your next building project design. The term “diaphragm” is usually applied to roofs and floors. See Figure 1.)

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Retrocausal Revolutionizes Manufacturing Process Management with Industry-First Generative AI LeanGPT™ offering

Civil + Structural Engineer

Retrocausal , a leading manufacturing process management platform provider, today announced the release of LeanGPT , its proprietary foundation models specialized for the manufacturing domain. The industry-first solution gathers intelligence from Retrocausal’s computer vision and IoT-based floor analytics platform Pathfinder.