Honeybees Offer New Ideas on Materials Use, Structure Strength Via 4D Time-Lapse Imaging

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Purdue University engineers and entomologists are making some sweet discoveries about how honeybees build and structure their honeycombs, which could lead to new fabrication techniques taken from the buzzing builders. Purdue’s Ransburg Professor of Materials Engineering Nikhilesh Chawla is one of the first to utilize 4D imaging to delve further into the complexities of the honeycomb. The imaging allows a time-lapse view of the bees’ work without cutting into their home. The innovative view of the bees’ construction found techniques that could eventually translate into new concepts for structural materials or additive manufacturing for the construction industry. Chawla said some … Read more

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Adapting to Ongoing Supply Chain Impacts

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Game-changing warehousing strategies for 2023 By Josh Young As we look to 2023, the construction industry is still adapting to ongoing supply chain impacts, cost escalation and logistics challenges. While some of the extreme lead times are beginning to ease, we’re still predicting a gentle rise – but a rise nonetheless – in escalation. To manage the costs and help clients get the most value for their budget, warehousing for material storage and prefabrication has been a gamechanger. Utilizing warehouse space isn’t new in the construction industry, but it has traditionally been limited to large, multi-year projects, or those on … Read more

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2022 AISC Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges Now Available

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The American Institute of Steel Construction has released the latest revision of one of its flagship standards, the Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges (ANSI/AISC 303-22). The document is now available as a free download at aisc.org/2022code. “The 2022 AISC Code of Standard Practice is the result of a tremendous effort by the committee over the last six years,” said Babette Freund, chair of the AISC Committee on the Code of Standard Practice. “Of special note is the work of a joint task group that harmonized terminology and coordinated requirements between the 2022 AISC Code and the … Read more

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DBIA Project/Team Award Winners Continue to Show Design-Build Excellence

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From transformative airport terminals to the finest in education facilities, this year’s 2022 Design-Build Project/Team Award winners are the best Design-Build projects in the nation and demonstrate how Design-Build Done Right continues to deliver project innovation and savings to communities from coast to coast. This year’s winners were announced at the 2022 Design-Build Project/Team Awards Ceremony during the 2022 Design-Build Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Design-Build Project of the Year New Natural Resources Headquarters – Sacramento, Calif Design-Build National Awards of Excellence Excellence Award winners are the best in their category. Special awards were also given to teams … Read more

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General Contractor Brings Home 2 Awards From 22nd Annual Zero Injury Safety Gala

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National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee, Inc. has awarded Barton Malow Company the Bronze Star for logging more than 200,000 safe work hours on the Ultium Cells 2 Battery Plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The company also earned the Certificate of Merit for logging more than 100,000 safe work hours on the Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. plant in Burns Harbor, Indiana. Barton Malow Company accepted the honors at the 22nd annual Zero Injury Safety Awards Gala held in October. This is the fifth-consecutive year the general contractor has earned at least one ZISA recognition. Barton Malow is providing construction services on Ultium 2 … Read more

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