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Hybrid Wood-Steel Systems Deliver Tall Timber Success: The BCIT’s Student Housing Tower

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Burnaby has delivered a milestone in tall timber design with the completion of its 12-story Tall Timber Student Housing tower. Building on the e...

A New Era for Île d'Orléans: Quebec's $2.7B Bridge Project

Transforming Infrastructure for Safety and Growth The Quebec government has announced an ambitious $2.7 billion project to demolish and rebuild the bridge connecting Île d'Orléans to the mainland, ad...

Steel-Framed Curtain Walls: Engineering Marvel at Oklahoma’s Eco-Friendly Bank

The First United Bank has recently opened a new, state-of-the-art building in Moore, Oklahoma, designed by the renowned global architecture firm Gensler. This new facility not only aims to serve the...

The Legacy and Evolution of Braced Tube Structures

In 1968, the John Hancock Center's construction reached its zenith, marking a milestone that transformed Chicago's skyline and the field of tall building design and engineering. The "braced tube" str...

Optimizing Data Centers: The Role of Ventilated Aluminium Wall Cladding

As businesses increasingly turn to external computing power, data centers have become critical infrastructure for efficient and secure data processing and storage. One of the key challenges these fac...

Future's Floating City: Addressing climate challenges!

Luca Curci Architects, collaborating with Tim Fu Design, introduces Floating City, an innovative project aiming to provide sustainable urban living for 50,000 people. This joint effort, supported by...

Less concrete in building design with the aid of AI

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials worldwide. The concrete industry contributes significantly to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, accounting for an estimated 8% of the worl...

A 3D-Printed house to be made entirely from bio-based materials

Maine doesn’t have enough affordable housing or enough workers to build more, but it does have quite a bit of excess wood fiber from its substantial forestry industry. Seeking a solution to those pro...

Washington, D.C.: First mass timber commercial office building opens

The office building at 80 M Street SE in Washington, D.C., might not stand out if you walked past it. It sits comfortably between several other office buildings, all sporting the same modern exterior...

Saudi Arabia: the world’s tallest on-site 3D printed building completed

North America may lead the development in terms of the amount of new 3D printed buildings. However, Europe and The Middle East are clearly leading the way in the use of 3D construction printing techn...

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