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ACS launches “game changing” Intex range

Construction Enquirer

Structural building components specialist ACS Stainless Steel Fixings (ACS) has launched Intex Fire Protect. It is the first masonry support system combining four critical components in one easy-to-fit design – meaning it is over 40% faster to install.

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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., Thomas Gernay, Ph.D.,

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Supporting Resiliency with Optimized Metal Building Systems

Civil + Structural Engineer

“In the aftermath of a disaster, a building’s resilience can be understood, not just from its ability to endure a disaster with minimal structural damage, but truly be quickly repaired as needed, and put back into service,” explains Eric F. Breaking out these fundamentals into eight key areas, metal building systems check every box.

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Enhance Home Safety with Reliable Lightning Rods

CCR Magazine

Homeowners looking to protect their homes from nature’s unpredictable forces should consider a lightning protection system. Lightning safety is key to protecting lives and keeping homes safe. Today’s lightning protection systems offer top-notch protection and fit well with home designs.

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California’s modular fire station sets new era for emergency infrastructure

Construction Specifier

Fire Station 67 at night. Photo by Nic Lehoux/courtesy Wittman Estes Fire Station 67 in Rancho Mission Viejo, Orange County, envisions a second life for the station as an environmental learning center for the community after ten years. m (12-ft)-wide steel modules and 9.1-m m (12-ft)-wide steel modules and 9.1-m

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LSU Civil Engineering Professor Aims to Create Offshore Energy Infrastructures That Resist Hurricanes, Aging

Civil + Structural Engineer

Southern coastal cities, they first pass over oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, testing their structural integrity. While the rigs are built to withstand the elements, some storms are just too strong for the aging platforms and pipelines, destroying the structures and taking workers’ lives with them. were greatly affected.

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Keep Emergency Communication Out of the “Dead Zone”

CCR Magazine

First responders such as fire, EMS and police depend on reliable two-way radio communication when lives and property are at risk. In-building radio signals are often absorbed or blocked by structures that are larger, underground, or constructed of concrete or metal. That’s not always an easy task in many buildings.