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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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KSU Agronomy Research & Innovation Center

The MCP Group

Bid Due Date | June 7, 2024 2:00 PM Project Description The project consists of (4) metal buildings totaling 70,262 sf with associated sitework. 2021 Addenda ADD 1 ADD 2 The post KSU Agronomy Research & Innovation Center appeared first on MCP GROUP.

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ESU Nursing & Student Wellness Center

The MCP Group

Bid Due Date | May 16, 2024 2:00 PM Project Description The project consists of a new 34,551 sf three-story, steel framed building with associated sitework. 2021 Addenda ADD 1 The post ESU Nursing & Student Wellness Center appeared first on MCP GROUP.

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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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New report details how resilient piping can enhance fire protection

Construction Specifier

Safe Piping Matters has published a report on enhancing firestopping through resilient piping. It presents expert insights on how to help protect the lives of occupants and first responders in building fires. Any one of these items can contribute to a two-hour wall being reduced to a four-minute wall.”