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DFI Announces 2023 Outstanding Project Award Winner

Civil + Structural Engineer

A presentation on the project is being delivered and the award presented at DFI’s 48th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations , October 31 – November 3 in Seattle. The central challenge of the renovation project became how to support the existing roof while work continued below it.

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

The Pro Builder

Rather, it employed an off-site construction method that built all of the wall panels, floor panels, and roof trusses in a nearby factory and assembled them on site in fewer than three days. The digital twin produced hyper-accurate renderings that reflected data gleaned from a laser scan of the site after the foundation slabs were poured.

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What Does It Cost to Build a Single-Family Home?

The Pro Builder

The data is from NAHB's construction cost survey, published in 2023, which presents national averages (rather than a specific geographical breakdown) and shows the total construction costs for the “average” single-family home. Of the 36 subcategories, framing, including the home’s roof, accounts for the biggest chunk at 15.5%

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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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To the rescue: NJ community receives coastal restoration project

Civil + Structural Engineer

I remember a house actually coming off its foundation and floating across a creek and a shed lifting off the ground and drifting down a road with a man standing on its roof. Presently, most of the beach construction has been completed and the remainder of the project will be worked on in 2024.

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Adventures in Renovation: The Historic Courthouse and the Stair and Elevator Tower Conundrum

Civil + Structural Engineer

A significant number of MEP systems, some active and some abandoned, needed to be demolished and moved out of the footprint of the tower just under the second floor roof. New micropiles were drilled to support the tower foundations and massive structural steel columns were set in place to support the tall tower.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Curtain wall systems are ever present in today’s commercial construction marketplace. The greater the amount of customization to the system and the more constrained the project schedule, the greater the value design-assist can offer in reducing risk. Jackson, AIA Photo courtesy Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.