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Bjarke Ingels Group designs a mass timber cube structure for the University of Kansas

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and executive architect BNIM have unveiled their design for a new mass timber cube structure called the Makers’ KUbe for the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design. A six-story, 50,000-sf building for learning and collaboration, the light-filled KUbe will house studio and teaching space, 3D-printing and robotic labs, and a ground-level cafe, all organized around a central core.




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Design guide offers details on rain loads and ponding on roofs

The American Institute of Steel Construction and the Steel Joist Institute recently released a comprehensive roof design guide addressing rain loads and ponding. Design Guide 40, Rain Loads and Ponding provides guidance for designing roof systems to avoid or resist water accumulation and any resulting instability.

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Jeff Yoders | Oct 19, 2011

Gehry Technologies partners with Autodesk; BIM-integrated cloud add-on for ArchiCAD; Timberlake nominated to NIBS board

Autodesk and Gehry Technologies today announced that they will work closely together to support an…
Oct 19, 2011

System for installing grease duct enclosures achieves UL listing

 

Updated installation results in 33% space savings.

Oct 18, 2011

Dow Building Solutions invests in two research facilities to deliver data to building and construction industry

 

State-of-the-art monitoring system allows researchers to collect, analyze and process the performance of wall systems.

Oct 17, 2011

THOUGHT LEADER: Allan Bilka, Senior Staff Architect and Secretariat to the IGCC

Allan Bilka, RA, is a Senior Staff Architect and Secretariat to the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) with the International Code Council, based in the ICC’s Chicago district office. He also serves as staff liaison to the ICC-700 National Green Building Standard. He has written several ICC white papers on green building and numerous green-related articles for the ICC. A registered architect, Bilka has over 30 years of combined residential design/build and commercial consulting engineering experience.

Oct 17, 2011

Austin's newest urban apartment complex under construction

Complex sits on a four-acre waterfront site along Lady Bird Lake with spectacular city and lake views, and is slated to open spring 2013.

Oct 14, 2011

University of New Mexico Science & Math Learning Center attains LEED for Schools Gold

Van H. Gilbert architects enhances sustainability credentials.

Oct 14, 2011

ACI partners with CRSI to launch new adhesive anchor certification program

Adhesive anchor installer certification required in new ACI 318-11.

Oct 14, 2011

AIA Continuing Education: optimizing moisture protection and air barrier systems

Earn 1.0 AIA/CES learning units by studying this article and passing the online exam.

Oct 14, 2011

MaxLite receives 2011 Lighting for Tomorrow honorable mention

The judging panel was particularly impressed with the performance of this fixture.

Oct 12, 2011

Building a Double Wall

An aged federal building gets wrapped in a new double wall glass skin.

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