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Early attempts using 3-D printing technology in architectural design and construction yielded rough and clunky structures. Today, advances in 3-D technology now allow for detailed [...]
Even though the FAA just recently released their rules governing the commercial use of Unmanned Aerial Devices (UAVS), early adopters of drone technology have shown how UADs will c[...]
An OSHA investigation of the 2007 disastrous collapse of the Berkman II parking garage in Jacksonville Florida brought into question the work of a project engineer with limited pra[...]
The government and the people of California enter their fifth year of severe drought conditions, they are seeking alternatives to tightening already strict water use restrictions. [...]
Until the advent of social sharing, the public merely reacted to architecture while architects shifted between pushing the boundaries of innovative design and reinventing the symbo[...]
With the demand for green buildings on the rise, leading design-build professional organizations are working to devise a single set of standards for sustainable buildings. Accordin[...]
Prior to beginning any construction project, contractors and project engineers need to locate underground utilities. Since the diagrams mapping the precise location of subterranean[...]
While tiny apartments are typically found in high rent areas, such as San Francisco and Boston, multifamily housing developers in other areas are starting to build these units. Are[...]
Construction spending forecasts are also a forward-looking indicator for all design professionals. What does the latest AIA Construction Forecast in non-residential sectors indicat[...]
Engineers, architects, and developers involved in Federally funded projects, as well as FEMA funded post-disaster residential reconstruction, need to ensure the structures meet new[...]
Even though the AIA recently rejected a proposed ethics amendment directing its members to refrain from designing spaces where people are hurt, tortured, or killed, such as executi[...]
A modern engineering analysis of the Boston storage tank that ruptured and released a flood of molasses into streets in 1919 discovered design flaws that led to the disaster. Did t[...]