BIM coordination helps architects, engineers, and trade partners align architectural, structural, and MEP systems from ...

Designing for life safety is complex and multifaceted, and fire-related issues comprise a large portion of model codes. For nearly 15 years, a mechanics-based design method has been used in the United ...

Advantages in economics, ease of construction, and an abundance of proprietary wall systems have increased the popularity of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. The contract delivery methods ...

The design of contemporary cavity wall assemblies is the result of a century of trial and error. During the transition from mass masonry walls to the “four barrier ...

The marriage of shape and sound are used to create world-class acoustical experiences inside the New World Center, designed by Frank Gehry, and the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, designed by ...

Fires can spread through buildings even without the involvement of the cladding system materials. There are numerous examples of fire spread from the room of origin to the space above via vertically ...

Stainless steel is often used as a railing material, especially where corrosion resistance is a major concern. Stainless steel tube and pipe railings are not extruded as some would think, but rather ...

Cover page of the report. Photo courtesy Zweig Group. Zweig Group, provider of advisory services, research, and education for the AEC industry, has released its 2024 Salary Report of AEC Firms for all ...

The global anti-static floor market was valued at $3.1 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $4.09 billion by 2025, according to Crystal Markets Research. It is not just the electronics ...

Until now, design professionals have had to rely on adding off-the-shelf actuators to standard windows to provide automated natural ventilation in a building. With this as the only available solution, ...

Failure of plaster ceiling due to additional weight of attached metal and wood ceilings.Photos courtesy Wiss, Janney, Elstner (WJE) Associates Inc. Plaster ceilings are often found during renovations ...

Peter James of Cintec International in Newport, Wales, has a new theory on how the Egyptian pyramids were built; he says they might have used construction practices still employed today. Photo ...