Codification Efforts on the Climate-Resilient Design of Commercial Roofs and Wall Assemblies September 1, 2019 By Dominique Lefebvre, Marianne Armstrong, Bas Baskaran, and Michael Lacasse Abstract This article highlights recent Canadian advancements towards codification efforts on the climate-resilient design of commercial roofs and wall assemblies. The roofing advancements on… Interface
Resiliency Importance in Relation to Disasters September 1, 2019 Graphic courtesy of NCEI.According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), in 2017, the U.S. suffered 16 natural disasters costing $1 billion or more and totaling over $300 billion in… Industry News
FEMA Releases National Mitigation Investment Strategy September 1, 2019 On August 13, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its federal partners released the National Mitigation Investment Strategy (NMIS), a “whole-community approach to investments in mitigation… Industry News
IBHS Forest Fire Test Exposes Building Vulnerabilities September 1, 2019 One side of this house ignited after 10 minutes of ember exposure.In March 2019, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), at its test facility in South Carolina, exposed a fullscale building—one half… Industry News
Mobile 3-D Printing Envisions Façade Repair Robots September 1, 2019 Robotic printer fixing building enclosure façade. Image courtesy of GXN.What if sometime soon a “drone printer” could repair the façade of a high-rise building much as a 3-D printer can lay concrete to print a… Industry News
It’s a Park; It’s a Shopping Mall; It’s an Airport September 1, 2019 Photo by Darren Soh. Courtesy of Safdie Architects.Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport now contains a 135,700-square-meter mall camouflaged by a 5.6-acre atrium garden, a record-tall waterfall, and an elevated train slicing through it. The Jewel… General Interest
Hudson Yards Includes Climbable Sculpture September 1, 2019 Hudson Yards, currently under construction, is the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States and the largest development in New York City since Rockefeller Center. In the midst of… Industry News
2019 Southeast Summit on Federal Construction August 27, 2019 IIBEC members may be interested in attending the 2019 Southeast Region Federal Construction, Infrastructure & Environmental Summit (The Summit) in Wilmington, NC on Oct. 23-24, 2019. This event will highlight current… Industry News
