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Here's How, Embodied Carbon: 15 Minutes on The Structural Engineer’s InfluenceOctober 23, 2024
From schematic design to construction, structural engineers have many opportunities to reduce embodied carbon on building projects.
10 World Trade Tops Out
November 09, 2023
Some 18 months after breaking ground, one of the newest additions to Boston’s booming Seaport District has topped out.
Construction Canada: Understanding Floor Vibration Control Strategies
November 09, 2023
A growing number of once-vacant office and retail buildings are getting a second life as biotech and health sciences lab facilities.
Energy Supply and Carbon Capture
November 08, 2023
While fossil fuels continue to account for more than half of U.S. power production, CCUS can serve as a bridge technology helping us move toward decarbonization.
Climate Risk Assessments
November 01, 2023
Climate risk assessments are an important early step in identifying site-specific climate hazards and how those hazards may change over the lifespan of a building.
Exploring New Ideas for Greening the Skyline
October 31, 2023
Thornton Tomasetti’s façade engineers were part of a team that developed a concept for a terra-cotta and moss screen for curtain wall systems designed with help from AI.
Resilience Master Planning
October 25, 2023
Resilience Master Planning goes beyond designing a single building, bridge, or infrastructure system and seeks to foster entire communities at different scales.
Operational and Embodied Carbon
October 17, 2023
Decarbonization of the built environment requires a whole-life carbon approach - the combination of operational and embodied carbon.
Emergency Preparedness
October 12, 2023
Emergency planning and preparedness may often come as an afterthought, but it is crucial to take a proactive approach that incorporates operations and maintenance considerations into early project stages.