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How XL Construction built a building on top of a building in an earthquake zone

Construction Dive

Published July 1, 2025 Joe Bousquin Senior Editor post share post print email license A rendering of the Grimes Engineering Center on the University of California campus in Berkeley, Calif. The complex structure required extensive building information modeling coordination. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

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ACI 318-25 Code Update: Key Changes in Structural Concrete Design

Civil Engineering Web

Overview of ACI 318-25 ACI 318 is the most widely used standard for the design and construction of structural concrete buildings and non-building structures. Includes guidance for designing structures with resiliency to natural disasters like tsunamis and tornados. aci-318-plus 3.

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Power Plays: Why Energy Availability, Pricing, Grid Readiness Now Drive Corporate Site Selection

Business Facilities

Courtesy of LocationAdvisor.com A t a time when business resilience is increasingly defined by energy reliability and sustainability, corporate real estate (CRE) executives are placing a strategic focus on one factor that was once an afterthought in site selection: the power grid.

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Scitech Awarded Construction Contract for New HRPD-X Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire

UK Construction Blog

Godalming, Surrey – 11th June 2025 – Scitech is proud to announce it has been awarded the construction contract for the new High-Resolution Neutron Powder Diffraction (HRPD-X) facility at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s ISIS Neutron and Muon Source (ISIS) , a world-leading centre for physical and life sciences research.

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Comparing Brick Floor Tiles to Other Flooring Options

CCR Magazine

billion by 2025. Soft and resilient floor coverings maintain a 52% market share yet natural sustainable materials such as brick are becoming increasingly popular. Here are some advanced techniques that can transform your space: Zoning and Flow: Defining separate areas in open spaces requires you to use a variety of laying patterns.

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Alexandria City HS Redevelopment Features Rockfon Ceilings

CCR Magazine

Aligned with Alexandrias Green Building Policy, ACHS Minnie Howard Campus is targeting Net-Zero Energy and LEED Gold Certification through the U.S. Green Building Council. Perkins Eastman designed the new school with a concentrated focus on creating an equitable, inclusive, innovative, energy-efficient learning environment.

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Insufficient Risk Mapping, Overdevelopment Cited in Texas Flood Tragedy

ENR Construction

Florida has adopted one of the strongest building codes in the country, he claimed. “We For too long, our focus has been on mapping flood zones based on probability: areas that might flood once in a century. AP Photo/Joshua A. We invest in that. We believe in it. But he adds that FEMA needs an upgrade.

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