Transforming a Maryland district to a LEED neighborhood

A ceremony in Merriweather District, located in downtown Columbia, Maryland, celebrated the groundbreaking of a 12-story office building that will ultimately serve as headquarters for cybersecurity company Tenable. The building is one of many slated for the area, which is expected to become a commercial hub for technology and...
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SGH honored with two engineering awards

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) presented Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) with two accolades at its national Engineering Excellence Awards. The Massachusetts firm was recognized for the Bahá’í Temple of South America, located in Santiago, Chile, as well as the John W. Olver Design Building at the...
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Mixed-use L.A. development tops off

Oceanwide Plaza, the first U.S. project for international developer Oceanwide Holdings, has topped off its three residential and hotel towers in downtown Los Angeles. Designed by CallisonRTKL, plans for the mixed-use development include a new Park Hyatt hotel, residential units, retail space, and restaurants.
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Refining industry standards on steel deck

The Steel Deck Institute (SDI) released the first edition of its Steel Deck on Cold-formed Steel Framing Design Manual, outlining the unique elements of design and usage of steel deck on cold-formed steel framing in compliance with the 2018 International Building Code (IBC).
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Time-lapse shows construction of Chicago convention center

Jobsite photography company OxBlue has released a time-lapse video, capturing the recent construction process at McCormick Place in Chicago. Originally built in 1958, the large convention center underwent significant renovation from 2015 to 2017. The edited time-lapse video shows construction from the ground-up through more than 181,000 high-definition photographs.
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Studio Gang’s “solar carved” NY tower tops out

A New York City building designed to prioritize natural light has topped out. Designed by Studio Gang, 40 Tenth Avenue is located by the Hudson River in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. Applying the firm’s ongoing research into tall buildings, the 10-story structure’s chiseled shape was sculpted in accordance to angles...
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