by Jim Yarrow | 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 Jim Yarrow | 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 Jim Yarrow | 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 Jim Yarrow | 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...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 13, 2013 | Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software
The Halley VI station on the Antartic ice sheet, designed by Hugh Broughton Architects Credit: British Antarctic Survey June marks the start of winter for half of the world. But while Americans sample gelato and sprawl on beaches, researchers and staff at the Halley...
