In fact, steel delivers many qualities that fit perfectly with modern construction priorities, from storm resistance to energy efficiency, design aesthetics and fast construction. The Washington ...

"The building specimens were designed as a CFS archetype - intended to be representative of modern cold-formed steel practices for commercial construction." The buildings were nominally structurally ...

Designs may also be selected to be featured in Modern Steel Construction magazine. "What makes this competition truly fantastic is that there are no rules," said Carly Hurd, AISC director of ...

Simply by virtue of their shape, they can support very heavy loads and so do not need to be strengthened with reinforcing steel. “We based our design on historical construction principles and ...

A total of 106 project teams entered ENR Midwest’s Best Projects competition, one of the strongest fields of innovative construction achievements we’ve ever had. A college football practice ...

Tim Telenko, a business manager with the Construction & General Laborers ... Khanna replies that modern steel plants may employ fewer workers than in the past, perhaps 1,000 rather than 4,500.

Even modern buildings are suitable candidates for historic preservation. The Architect’s Newspaper tells us that Chicago’s iconic Inland Steel Building is set to undergo an eco renovation ...