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Oregon architect’s HQ: Northwest’s first ‘all-wood’ mass timber project

Construction Specifier

The building represents a structure made almost entirely of wood with all-electric, refrigerant-free, hydronic heating, and cooling systems. The building also incorporates all-electric, refrigerant-free, hydronic heating and cooling systems. Photos courtesy Lara Swimmer. The architect claims it to be Oregon’s first all-wood project.

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Setting a higher standard for flush-frame connections

Construction Specifier

Steel joists with flush-frame connections offer up to 35 percent weight savings compared to wide-flange beams, while providing equivalent floor stiffness and vibration performance. These standards for flush-frame end connections reduce design time, accelerate joist and girder fabrication, and streamline erection.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

It features elements that maximize the safety, security, and efficiency of the travel process including 100 percent automated screening lanes, 100 percent facial recognition “e-gates” for international departure, an innovative landside terminal design, and 100 percent trackable RFID Independent Carrier System.

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Skeleton Frame | What Is Building Skeleton | What Is Steel Structure Building | Use of Steel Frame Structures| Advantages & Disadvantage of Steel Frame

CivilJungle

It incorporates a network, or system, of columns and connecting beams which support the building’s interior floors and exterior walls and carries all loads to the foundations. The materials used for the construction of Skeleton frames can timber, bamboo, steel and even concrete. What Is Steel Structure Building?

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Revit 2017 - New Features and Enhancements

Revit OpEd

We can now sketch railings onto the top faces of floors, slabs, slab edges, walls, or roofs. Generic Connections (Structure) - To facilitate the exchange of information between engineers, detailers, and fabricators about a connection between steel framing elements, Revit supports placing generic steel connections.

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Lee Lofts Phase 2 – Salina, KS

The MCP Group

Location Salina, KS Plans ARCH-PERMIT-BID-SET-2-15 STRUCTURAL_Lee-Lofts-Permit-Set-2-15-23 CIVIL_Lee-Lofts_-Permit-Set-2-15-23 MEP_Lee-Lofts-Permit-Set-2-15-23 3280CS_Survey_Lee-Lofts_Lot-Split-2-7-23 Specifications FINAL-SPECIFICATIONS-2-15-22 General Information Section 3 ITB Lee Lofts Lee Lofts PH 2 ITB MCP Supplemental Conditions.2021

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FHSU Forsyth Library Renovation

The MCP Group

Location Hays, Kansas Plans FHSU Forsyth Library Renovation Combined Plans Specifications FHSU Forsyth Library Renovation Combined Specifications General Information Bid Invitation FHSU Forsyth Library Renovation MCP Supplemental Conditions.2021 2021 Addenda ADD 1 The post FHSU Forsyth Library Renovation appeared first on MCP GROUP.