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ABFI Steel Group: Built for success

Roads Online

On top of providing products, ABFI Steel Group can also assist with project logistics and management. Images: ABFI Steel Group. ABFI Steel Group has been punching well above its weight for years, supplying steel pile casings and structural steel pipes nationwide, for major and minor projects.

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Building True Service Partnerships

Civil + Structural Engineer

Fabric building companies offer several services to help ensure successful facility projects. By Eric Donnay, Legacy Building Solutions Decades ago, acquiring a tension fabric structure didn’t require much of a process. In some corners of the fabric structure industry, this type of situation still occurs.

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Western Specialty Contractors Restores Iconic Giralda Tower in Kansas City

Civil + Structural Engineer

Giralda Tower during restoration Western was contracted by the owners of Country Club Plaza to address repair and maintenance items from the tower’s top patio down to its base. Work included demolition and replacement of brick, cast stone, steel and other materials. Giralda Tower during restoration. Giralda Tower during restoration.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Transportation & Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

The project leveraged four alternative delivery methods including: landside and airside construction management at-risk, a design-build-operate-maintain baggage team, design-bid-build award contracts and multiple design-build concession/tenant packages.

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Exploring Durable Materials for Your Next Building Project

UK Construction Blog

Structural steel forms building frameworks, supporting massive loads with minimal material volume. Advancements in metal fabrication have created new applications. Weathering steel develops a stable rust layer that protects against further corrosion and is suitable for bridges and exterior accents.

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Innovative Approaches and The Role of Reinforced Concrete

BIM & Beam

The Martin/Martin CES team has innovatively addressed the issue of fragmented fabrication drawing production that design and construction teams consistently encounter with today’s increasingly tight project delivery schedules. The CES team utilizes customized tools in Revit Structure and a BIM approach to model and detail reinforcing steel.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Technological advancements in curtain wall design tools, materials, prototyping, and fabrication techniques offer new avenues for achieving these lofty design and performance goals. In most cases, the design-assist contract also includes the construction contract. Design team Architect: typically leads the design team.