Delegates at the American Institute of Architects annual meeting late last month in New York City resoundingly passed an anti-abuse and anti-harassment resolution to amend the AIA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
A bill to help communities identify buildings at risk of failure in an earthquake is headed to the California Senate for a final vote; the Assembly approved it on May 31.
In a major investment in the future of cross-laminated timber, Menlo Park, Calif.-based construction firm Katerra said May 29 it is acquiring Vancouver, British Columbia-based design firm Michael Green Architecture for an undisclosed amount. The move comes as Katerra expands its range of construction and design services.
Recent advances in machine learning and smart algorithms offer new insights for architects, engineers and contractors. But getting artificial-intelligence systems to align with the industry’s needs is the next step for the technology’s proponents.
Susceptibility to extreme seismic forces need not be a barrier to the use of accelerated bridge construction methods, according to researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Earthquake Engineering Laboratory.
About six months after the Envision infrastructure project sustainability rating tool launched in 2012, Superstorm Sandy generated $68.7 billion in damage.