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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 Mississippi building, serving as Waechter Architecture’s headquarters in Portland, Oregon, features the use of mass timber in almost every aspect of the structure.

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TAT Revitalizes Derelict Office Building in Springfield, Mass.

CCR Magazine

Once a premier office building and later serving as a major regional hotel and theater, the historic structure sat vacant and derelict for three decades at a prominent location in downtown Springfield. ThirtyOne Elm is a prime example of a severely dilapidated property that many walked away from due to its complexity and structural damage.

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$80.5M Queens Borough Hall Garage: NYC’s First Design-Build

CCR Magazine

Thornton Tomasetti served as structural engineer, parking designer, and sustainability and Parksmart consultant. Image Courtesy of: Michael Worthington Project Overview The complex consists of two structures, which are adjacent to each other. Unistress Corporation fabricated the precast system.

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What Is a Retaining Wall | Types of Retaining Walls | How Retaining Walls Work | Retaining Wall Detail | Retaining Wall Anchoring Retaining Wall Systems

CivilJungle

A retaining wall is a design of a structure ; it is built when there is a desired change in ground elevation and to resist the lateral pressure of soil that exceeds the repose angle of the soil. To provide stability against overturning reinforced concrete walls on the spread , the foundation is gravity structures.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

The building’s exterior is largely composed of glass panels, weathering steel and brown-pink granite, with the south and east façades enclosed in glass and 12 stories of office space on the north and west sides, which overlook the atrium. Human performance meets architectural performance.

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What Is PPC Cement | Uses of Portland Pozzolana Cement | Types of Pozzolana Materials | Properties of Portland Pozzolana Cement | Advantages & Disadvantages of Portland Pozzolana Cement

CivilJungle

It is usually used for the building of marine systems, masonry mortars including hydraulic structures. Siliceous or aluminum compounds in a finely separated shape react with calcium hydroxide in order to form extremely stable, cemented substances of a diverse structure containing calcium, silica, and water.

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What Is PPC Cement | Uses of Portland Pozzolana Cement | Types of Pozzolana Materials | Properties of Portland Pozzolana Cement | Advantages & Disadvantages of Portland Pozzolana Cement

CivilJungle

It is usually used for the building of marine systems, masonry mortars including hydraulic structures. Siliceous or aluminum compounds in a finely separated shape react with calcium hydroxide in order to form extremely stable, cemented substances of a diverse structure containing calcium, silica, and water.