by Kendall Jones | Jun 18, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
Team Las Vegas is made up of 60 students from various disciplines and already they have shown themselves to be highly organized and poised to win with a design that is not only befitting to the Mojave desert site for which it is intended, but also complementary....
by Kendall Jones | Jun 18, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
The building sits in one of Vancouver’s most desirable districts and aims to connect the old and new Mount Pleasant. It is slightly rotated to create an interesting relationship with the ground, as well as to make room for outdoor garden areas. The form reflects the...
by Kendall Jones | Jun 18, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff Software
Seattle’s $30 million carbon neutral Bullitt Center, billed as the world’s greenest commercial building, will feature what its owner, the Bullitt Foundation, calls an “irresistible stairway” when it opens at the end of the month. The elegant, light-filled escalier...
by Kendall Jones | Jun 18, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff Software
After 2,000 years, a long-lost secret behind the creation of one of the world’s most durable man-made creations ever—Roman concrete—has finally been discovered by an international team of scientists, and it may have a significant impact on how we build cities of the...
by Kendall Jones | Jun 17, 2013 | Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software
For its prototypical tower, SOM proposes a concrete jointed timber frame structural system. Solid, 8-inch-thick mass timber floor panels span between the timber shear walls at the building core and the perimeter columns. The wood primary structural members are...