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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. The renovations and improvements ultimately called for demolition of Queeny Tower and construction of a new in-patient center to take its place. PD5 shoring systems spanned up to 40 feet.

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Hunter Douglas Architectural’s HeartFelt® modular ceiling and wall system wins over the DFB

Specification Product Update

Hunter Douglas scored a win when its award-winning HeartFelt® felt ceiling system was installed in the new German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund – DFB) campus in Frankfurt am Main. HeartFelt® also scores highly as a vertical wall covering in the press room, where acoustics are particularly important.

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Offsite vs. Onsite Construction Part 2

Civil + Structural Engineer

In Part II of a two-part series, industry pros focus on the multiple benefits offered by offsite construction with increased challenges from inflation, labor shortages, materials availability, and a push to increase sustainability on construction projects. Ochs: To put it simply, using offsite construction saves time and money.

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Ways to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 2: Automation

The Pro Builder

Callahan, Contributing Editor P art 1 of this series addressed how home building lags other industries in achieving productivity gains and how simplification and standardization are key to improving productivity in housing construction. 3 Ways to Automate Residential Construction and Increase Productivity 1.

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Harvard University’s new building features hydroformed facade for energy efficiency

Construction Specifier

Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) in Boston, Massachusetts, uses a specially designed hydroformed tensile facade system made of stainless steel to maximize energy efficiency and provide occupant comfort. Every two out of three modules of the unitized aluminum system are fully glazed; the third module is opaque.

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Reaching a new level of sophistication with panelized construction

Construction Specifier

Panelized construction, although used for decades, has reached a new level of sophistication and use in recent years. To clarify, panelization is not modular construction. With the latter, entire sections of the building are constructed and finished, all the way down to the carpet, tile, vanities, and toilet paper holders.

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FAA selects innovative design for greener airport control towers across U.S.

Construction Specifier

The design by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) of New York meets key sustainability requirements and can adjust to the tower height to meet each airport’s traffic and sightline requirements, while reducing construction and operational costs. They are designed to accommodate different structural systems, ranging from 19.2