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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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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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Metal Buildings Institute Releases Retrofit Roofing Video

Civil + Structural Engineer

Bethlehem, PA – www.metal-buildings-institute.org – The Metal Buildings Institute (MBI) has released a new informational module, Quality and Craftsmanship 201 – Retrofit Roofing. A preview video is available on the Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association (MBCEA) YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/@MBCEA.

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Digital Transformation Journeys: The What, Why, and How

Civil + Structural Engineer

Digital solutions and integrated systems eliminate repetitive data entry. IMAGINiT recently worked with Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) to improve turnaround times for quotes and projects. IMAGINiT and ADS developed a set of web and desktop tools that automate the design process for creating drainage system layouts and models.

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Trane Tech & Autodesk Partner for Sustainable Building Design

CCR Magazine

(NASDAQ: ADSK), a global leader in building information modeling (BIM) technology for the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations industry, announced a strategic collaboration aimed at optimizing commercial building design for sustainability. For more on Trane Technologies, visit tranetechnologies.com.

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Digital Twin Consortium Publishes Platform Stack Architectural Framework

Civil + Structural Engineer

The guide, designed for C-Suite and business leaders, provides foundational building blocks and central concepts of a digital twin system. System architects can use it to enable technology selection through development.

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A New Bridge to Nature: Elachee Drive over I-985 Bridge Replacement

Civil + Structural Engineer

Roadway Project Manager, Michael Baker International Located in the 1,500-acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve in North Georgia, the Elachee Nature Science Center is an education center that serves more than 35,000 students from over 35 school systems and an additional 30,000 visitors to the museum and preserve each year. By Chad Havens, P.E.,