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Secrets of a structural engineer

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Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry.

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Thornton Tomasetti CEO and co-founder of Charlie Thornton passes away at 83

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Charlie Thornton, the well-admired structural engineer, co-founder and CEO of Thornton Tomasetti , passed away in early December at the age of 83, according to his firm. “He was equally dedicated to mentoring everyone in our firm, our partners, and future generations through his founding.

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Can a VR-enabled AEC Firm transform building projects?

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Can a VR-enabled AEC Firm transform building projects? 0 dbarista Fri, 06/16/2023 - 14:36 Virtual Reality With the aid of virtual reality and 3D visualization technologies, designers, consultants, and their clients can envision a place as though the project were in a later stage. Most clients don’t have that ability.

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Walter P Moore promotes former 40 Under 40 winner Kelly Roberts

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Walter P Moore promotes former 40 Under 40 winner Kelly Roberts 0 qpurcell Thu, 01/18/2024 - 09:30 Engineers In addition to her role as a Principal, Roberts is a distinguished leader in structural design with an extensive portfolio encompassing diverse projects such as educational and healthcare facilities to commercial and healthcare structures.

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Buro Happold pledges to eliminate embodied carbon in projects as part of SE 2050 commitment

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Engineering firm Buro Happold has become the latest signatory to the SE 2050 Commitment Program, which unites structural engineering firms behind the common goal to slash embodied carbon emissions from their projects by 2050. There has been, to date, a focus on operational carbon," he told Dezeen. "As

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In Situ Studio creates HUUS house for sloped site in Raleigh

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Glazed brick and charred cypress wrap the exterior of a partly sunken North Carolina home designed by architecture firm In Situ Studio. Local firm In Situ Studio was charged with designing a contemporary residence for a couple – the husband is an electrical engineer, and the wife is a German and history teacher.

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Olson Kundig places detachable studio on rail tracks in Washington State

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Seattle firm Olson Kundig Architects has created a studio attached to a primary residence in Washington , which sits on railroad tracks that allow it to completely detach. Called Maxon Studio, the project comprises a two-storey weathering-steel structure constructed as an office for the client's branding agency in Carnation, Washington.

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