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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 5, 2011

Trimble update adds Revit, CAD plug-ins for field points

Last week Trimble announced it will soon release new plug-ins for its Point Creator software…
Oct 4, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011

Click here for the latest news and products from Greenbuild 2011, Oct. 4-7, in Toronto.

Oct 4, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011: Johnsonite features sustainable products

Products include rubber flooring tiles, treads, wall bases, and more. 

Oct 4, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011: Large diameter polypropylene-random pipe unveiled

Available in North America for large scale piping applications including high-rise buildings, large chilled water systems, district energy, and water mains. 

Oct 4, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011: Ready-to-use wood primer unveiled

Maintains strong UV protection, clarity even with application of lighter, natural wood tones.

Oct 4, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011: Two new recycled glass products announced

The two collections offer both larger and smaller particulates. 

Oct 4, 2011

GREENBUILD 2011: Mythic Paint launches two new paint products

A high performance paint, and a combination paint and primer now available. 

Oct 3, 2011

Magellan Development Group opens Village Market in Chicago’s Lakeshore East neighborhood

Magellan Development Group and Hanwha Engineering & Construction are joint-venture development partners on the project. The Village Market was designed for Silver LEED certification by Loewenberg Architects and built by McHugh Construction. 

Drew Ballensky | Sep 28, 2011

$1 billion renovation of San Diego Mall launched

  The first phase of a $1 billion renovation of a San Diego mall features a transformation of a…
Sep 28, 2011

Bradley sponsors design studio on intelligent buildings for UWM SARUP

 The studio is taught by Gregory D. Thomson, assistant professor and co-director of the Institute for Ecological Design at UWM.

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