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A New Era of Bridge Construction Technology Lands in the U.S.

Civil + Structural Engineer

by constructing a modular bridge system, that is pre-engineered, with an internal self-supporting superstructure that includes the reinforcing steel and formwork. Once complete, the structure is a fully integral bridge with no joints, bearings or tie-downs. It arrives on-site without the heavy concrete so that its cast-in-place.

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A Case (Study) for Off-Site Construction in Home Building

The Pro Builder

The digital twin produced hyper-accurate renderings that reflected data gleaned from a laser scan of the site after the foundation slabs were poured. The factory-built product was a complete structural package (called ONE Frame in Agorus’ nomenclature), including walls, floors, stairs, ceilings, and roofs. What About Design?

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Offsite vs. Onsite Construction Part 2

Civil + Structural Engineer

The panel of experts below, representing the construction, engineering, and building systems industries, explore and explain the many benefits of this alternative construction method. NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) analysis shows it typically takes two days to set a modular home on its permanent foundation.

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Ralph Wilson Park Bridge Successfully Installed in City of Buffalo Over I-190,  

Civil + Structural Engineer

Foundation added a major infrastructure project to the original scope of the park design: the pedestrian bridge and the redesign of the 4th Street side of the park. The community chose schlaich bergermann partner (sbp), known for its creative, elegant, sustainable design of long-span bridges and other structures throughout the world.

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raSmith Cold-Formed Steel Structural Engineering Projects Earn Design Excellence Awards; raSmith’s Pat Ford Receives John P. Matsen Distinguished Service Award

Civil + Structural Engineer

. — raSmith, a multi-disciplined civil and structural engineering and surveying firm, is proud to announce that four of raSmith’s cold-formed steel engineering projects have garnered recognition, receiving Design Excellence Awards from the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI). Matsen Distinguished Service Award.

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Trial to trend: the growth of prefabricated exterior walls

Construction Specifier

Photos courtesy StoPanel Affiliate Southern Wall Systems. A global pandemic rocking the foundation of a world economy. When prefabrication enters the construction equation, the variables change dramatically. The evolution of prefabrication stretches back more than 40 years. By Tim Salerno.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

BDC Network

Compared to typical steel and concrete structures – which equate to 15% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions – mass timber has the potential to reduce embodied carbon by 40%. Cross-laminated timber system’s prefabricated, modular nature and its use of reversible metal connections creates the potential for eventual deconstructability.