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Home Noise Reduction Tips in The New York TimesJuly 10, 2026
How can homeowners reduce buzzing electronics, rattling pipes, traffic noise and sound traveling through walls or floors? In a recent New York Times article, we share practical strategies for controlling common household noise and creating quieter, more comfortable living spaces.
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Here's How, Embodied Carbon: 9 Minutes on Timber, Nature's Low Carbon MaterialJuly 23, 2024
Highly sustainable and visually appealing, mass timber continues to grow in popularity as the go-to building material, but not all timber is the same.
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Here's How, Embodied Carbon: 12 Minutes on Technologies for Efficient Steel ProductionJuly 09, 2024
When it comes to producing more sustainable steel, it’s not just about recycling and efficient manufacturing processes. Alternative technologies can also help significantly lower its carbon footprint.
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Here's How, Embodied Carbon: 6 Minutes on Portland-Limestone CementJune 25, 2024
Hear why many markets are switching to portland-limestone cement which, with performance as good or better than traditional portland cement, can offer a 5-10% reduction in embodied carbon.
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Here's How, Embodied Carbon: 11 Minutes on the LCA Three WaysJune 04, 2024
While key to evaluating the environmental impact of buildings, life cycle assessments can differ in their approaches and results.
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Preparing for the 2024 Hurricane SeasonMay 31, 2024
As the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season begins, we look back at 2023 and share some tips for evaluating building safety ahead of what’s predicted to be a historically busy year.
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AP: NYC skyscrapers can withstand most earthquakesApril 09, 2024
While last Friday’s 4.8 magnitude earthquake left many in the metro New York area shaken, it had a negligible effect on the city’s skyscrapers.
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Ship Impact Study: Analytical Approaches and Finite Element ModelingMarch 19, 2024
The current paper presents the results of a ship impact study conducted using various analytical approaches available in the literature with the results obtained from detailed finite element analysis. Considering a typical container vessel impacting a rigid wall with an initial speed of 10 knots, the study investigates the forces imparted on the struck obstacle, the energy dissipated through inelastic deformation, penetration, local deformation patterns, and local failure of the ship elements.
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Designing Roof Rigging for Suspension Maintenance PlatformsMarch 13, 2024
Understanding the requirements of davit arms and suspension maintenance platforms is paramount to designing functional façade access equipment programs.