The International Code Council surveyed building and fire departments to learn how code officials are coping with the professional challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey collects trends, ideas, solutions and best practices from code officials about how they are keeping up with new building permits and new construction during the pandemic months.
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has provided a new webinar online informing businesses how provisions included in AIA contract documents can help address issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. With a focus on two specific AIA contract documents, A201®-2017, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction and the B101™-2017, Owner/Architect Agreement, the webinar also explores how AIA contracts can address project delays, extensions, suspension, termination, payment and dispute resolution.
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A new report Friday from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) reveals the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on architecture firms in the U.S. A recent AIA survey found that 50 percent of architecture firms reported fewer new design projects for March—as of the March 23 survey date—as compared to their expectations entering the month.
Read MoreBuilding Systems Design, Inc. (BSD), a leading provider of master guide specification content and software for the architecture, engineering, construction, and owner sectors, announced today the relocation of company headquarters to Alpharetta, Georgia. BSD moved its offices from Atlanta’s Piedmont Center to North Point Parkway in Alpharetta on Monday, March 16.
Read MoreThe American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2020-2021 president, vice president, and four board members. Jeffrey W. Coleman has been elected to serve as president of the Institute for 2020-2021, Charles K. Nmai has been elected ACI vice president for a two-year term, and Cary S. Kopczynski is now the Institute’s senior vice president.
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Combining design excellence with demonstrated research, the American Society of Interior Designers’ Outcome of Design Awards honors projects that illustrate the impact of design in the built environment. The winning projects of the Outcome of Design Awards are: Sensory Well-Being Hub by HKS, Inc. and M Moser Associates Living Lab by M Moser Associates.
Read MoreLEED certification software company Green Badger announces new product guide designed to help general contractors more easily find sustainable product solutions and earn credits for LEED v4 and v4.1.
Read MoreLyondellBasell has informed the engineering and construction contractors it will slow construction of its world-scale propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant. “The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and evolving. Because the PO/TBA site is currently under construction and not producing needed products yet, in the interest of health and safety we believe it is prudent to limit construction activities at this time,” said Torkel Rhenman, executive vice president, Intermediates & Derivatives (I&D). “We remain committed to the completion of this strategic investment incorporating our low-cost, next generation PO/TBA technology. Over the next several weeks, we will be working with our contractors and suppliers to develop a revised project timeline.”
Read MoreThe Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, is proud to announce that it has received the 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for its outstanding collaboration with the ENERGY STAR program and promotion of ENERGY STAR tools.
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Detroit-based cargo architecture firm Three Squared, whose steel cargo containers are typically used for innovative multifamily and mixed-use housing applications, announces it is now proffering its cargo container dwellings not only as relief units for hospital and morgue/mortuary overflow, but also as appropriately-appointed and climate-controlled housing units for doctors and nurses needing to stay close to patients.
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