3A Composites USA has successfully passed third party NFPA 285 testing on a wood-framed assembly, commonly used in low rise multi-family and mixed-use market segments. What’s more, the positive result expands the opportunity to utilize the system on steel stud construction and mass wall assemblies.
As a Black woman in a traditionally male-dominated field and a leader from a non-construction background, induction to NAC is a testimony to Washington’s extraordinary leadership and innovation in the engineering, design and construction industry.
Business conditions at architecture firms declined again in September, the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reports. The score of 44.8 for September is the lowest score reported since December 2020 during the height of the pandemic.
The Design-Build Institute of America announced Linnell Stanhope, DBIA; Kathy Tuznik, DBIA; and Nick Ulliman, PE, MBA, DBIA, as the winners of the 2023 Distinguished Leadership Awards. Awardees were nominated by their peers and judged on their achievements in furthering the understanding and use of the design-build project delivery method.
Building Enclosure was recently joined by Blake Johnson, Commercial Director for Knife River's Prestress Division, and Melissa Verwest, Regional Sustainability Engineer for Knife River Northwest. Blake and Melissa are here to discuss reducing the embedded and operational carbon in precast.
The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index eased modestly in August, with a score of 48.1, marking the eleventh consecutive month of essentially flat billings at architecture firms.
The American Iron and Steel Institute welcomes Dustin Young as the director of business development for the construction program. Dustin is responsible for managing the optimization of the AISI construction programs by providing strategic leadership to direct multiple construction committees and implement program business plans.
The American Institute of Architects/Deltek Architecture Billings Index results for July signals mostly stable business conditions. The ABI score was 50.0, indicating that billings at architecture firms remained flat for the month.
The camp is a free week-long camp designed for middle and high school age girls to explore the construction trades, architecture, engineering, and construction materials manufacturing through hands-on experiences and field trips.
Ken Gentert, Co-founder and Vice President of Materials at KOVA, joins us to discuss the benefits of offsite construction and why businesses should consider making the transition.
