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HASSELL + OMA Design Revealed for Western Australia Museum

Construction set to begin late this year on the $320.5-million Perth project

Nadine M. Post

August 15, 2016

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Building Foundations

Sinking San Francisco Skyscraper Riles Residents

Millenium Tower is the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the Western U.S.

JT Long

August 10, 2016

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The 645-ft Millennium Tower—the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the Western United States—is sinking and tilting, and the building owner places the blame squarely on the adjacent Transbay Transit Center project.

Green Buildings

Database Aims to Remove Code Barriers to Sustainability

Nadine M. Post

August 10, 2016

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Watershed Management Group, a Tucson-based nonprofit, initiated a research project with the ultimate goal of convincing Arizona building officials to accept non-code-compliant composting toilets—critical to potable water conservation in buildings—as an alternative to an onsite wastewater system.

Creating an Elevator Core the Hard Way

Team works with a fractured schedule and noise restrictions to cut a shaftway through post-tensioned decks in a senior-living complex

Jennifer Seward

July 27, 2016

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The Village Shores Senior Community in Richfield, Minn., is getting a major infrastructure upgrade and expansion—one that includes carving an elevator core through every floor slab of a 10-story, 1980s-era, post-tensioned building.

Turner-AECOM Selected To Build Los Angeles Stadium

July 27, 2016

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Turner Construction Co. and AECOM have been selected to build a 70,000-seat stadium for the Los Angeles Rams.

Kazakhstan Seeks Attention With Multi-Billion-Dollar Expo Build

Former Soviet nation and US designer push energy-efficient innovations

Neelam Mathews

July 19, 2016

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Former Soviet nation and US designer are pushing energy-efficient innovations at EXPO 2017 site and surrounding capital city.

Concrete Group Improves Model Code for Existing-Structure Repairs

ACI 562-16 aligns terminology with other structural standards

Nadine M. Post

July 19, 2016

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Code Requirements for Assessment, Repair and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures addresses spot fixes that might be needed after a structure has been in service.

House-Passed Bill Would Cut FY17 DOD, VA Construction

Tom Ichniowski

June 29, 2016

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Military and Veterans Affairs construction would face cutbacks under a 2017 spending bill that the House passed on June 23.

World's Tallest 'Passive House' Intended to Pave the Way for Others

The 26-story Cornell Tech Residential is expected to use 70% to 90% less energy than a conventional building.

Nadine M. Post

June 22, 2016

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The building is constructed to "incredibly rigorous" air tightness standards.

Construction Defects

Connecticut Grapples With Failing Concrete Foundations

A mineral is a common denominator in the construction defects.

Nadine M. Post

June 21, 2016

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Connecticut’s commissioner of consumer protection, Jonathan A. Harris, expects to issue a report this fall on the “potential cause or causes” of failing concrete foundations in northeastern Connecticut.