To ensure buildings perform in harsh conditions, it’s key to understand codes, earthquake impacts, glazing requirements, and how research supports resilient, people-protecting structures.
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In the design of the Mark, a new 48-story commercial office and hotel tower in downtown Seattle, the owner and developer held the rights to demolish a historically significant church on the site, allowing for the development of a half-block footprint. However, the emotional, cultural, and also historic significance of the old church—a facility commissioned by Arthur Denny, founding father of the city of Seattle—motivated the client and local parishioners to seek alternatives.
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The Steel Diaphragm Innovation Initiative aims to advance the seismic performance of steel floor and roof diaphragms through better understanding of diaphragm-structure interaction, new design approaches, and new modeling tools providing enhanced capabilities to designers utilizing steel diaphragms in their building systems.
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