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Pushing Boundaries with Bamboo: A Structural Engineering Case Study

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Image Courtesy of CO-LAB design office In a world grappling with environmental challenges, forward-thinking architects and engineers are increasingly leaning towards more sustainable solutions. While steel and concrete have long dominated the construction industry, bamboo is now stepping into the limelight as a compelling alternative.

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Max Fordham Engineering: Structural Engineers

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.” – state this British engineering practice. Sigurd Max Fordham OBE RDI FREng FCIBSE Hon FRIBA MA, known as Max Fordham was a British designer, engineer and pioneer of sustainable design and environmentally friendly engineering. He was the founder of building services engineering firm Max Fordham LLP.

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LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse South project has topped out in Los Angeles

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The offsite construction will eventually yield eight new gates and a total of 150,000 square feet of space following a first-of-its-kind integrated design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA).

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Innovative engineering showcased at the 2022 Structural Awards

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The UK’s Institution of Structural Engineers has announced the winners of the Structural Awards 2022, which seeks to celebrate the role of structural engineers in sustainability, social impact, innovation, and ingenuity. “The winning projects perfectly encapsulate our new guiding attribut.

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Check out the 22 projects just named winners of WoodWorks' 2023 Wood Design Awards

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A total of 22 projects were selected in ten categories by a jury panel that included Hacker Architects Principal Corey Martin, Cheung Chan of the Iowa-based firm Neumann Monson Architects , and Arup Senior Structural Engineer Lauren Wingo. Investing in a more sustainable future deserves to be recognized.

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Meet the student winners of the 2022 TimberFever Design-Build Competition

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Moss Structural Engineers and the Toronto Metropolitan University announce the winners of its now-returned, in-person, annual TimberFever student design-build competition. He added, "I wanted to give students the opportunity to work with tools, learn about wood, and introduce collaboration between engineers and architects."

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World's tallest mass timber tower opens in Milwaukee

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meters (284 feet), the tower is now officially the world record holder for the largest mass timber structure in the world, surpassing Norway’s Mjøsa Tower by a scant 1.2 Standing 25 stories and a total of 86.6 meters (or roughly 4 feet).