It’s not often easy to be first. But that hasn’t stopped an intrepid adventurer from going against the prevailing winds of structural practice to debut a dynamic shift in skyscraper engineering that at minimum promises improved tall-building resilience and sustainability—at a reduced cost.
The initiative is geared toward improving building energy performance and community resilience to extreme weather events and other effects of the climate crisis.
Construction recently started on “The Embrace,” Boston’s monument to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, with firms set to install the 66,000-lb bronze sculpture before MLK Day.
As much as COVID-19 has led more firms to put a focus on digital innovation, ENR Top 500 design firms are also finding themselves having deeper discussions with clients about long-term design packages that help cut carbon emissions, execute ESG goals and meet diversity, equity and inclusion markers for stakeholders.