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Why Are Shipping Container Buildings Good for Any Climate?
The simple, rectangular shipping container changed the way we transported goods starting way back in the 1950’s. Today, we see…
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What is “Building Green?”
It seems that everywhere you turn, the world is becoming more and more green (and we don’t mean the color).…
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What a Structural Engineer Provides for a Custom Home
Building a custom home isn’t as easy as drawing a floor plan and hiring a construction team. Architects, engineers, designers,…
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How To Reduce Your Home’s Carbon Footprint
Carbon footprint is defined as the total emissions of CO2 generated by a single person or group. This is based…
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A Closer Look: Steel I-Beams And Their Purposes In Construction Projects
Structural steel can be fabricated into different shapes while still maintaining its strength. It can be formed into long structural…
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Why Are Pole Barns Efficient, Multi-Purpose Buildings?
If you want to build green and save money, there are plenty of ways to do it. These green methods…
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How are Modular Homes different from Conventional Homes?
Modular homes are becoming increasingly popular and there’s a high chance there are a few in your neighborhood. You may…
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The Award for Sustainability: the most important Structural Award?
Structural Awards judge and Institution Past President, Ian Firth, discusses the importance of celebrating sustainable engineering solutions. During the eleven…
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Three ways structural engineers can help create a zero-waste future
Rethinking production and the life cycle Despite continuing efforts to reduce inefficiencies in the construction industry, excessive waste remains a…
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Why leadership is essential in uncertain times
Volatile economic and political environments offer the threat of uncertainty, increased competition and the opportunity of new market expansion and…
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How My Phone’s Most Annoying Feature Saved My Life
Good web design has visual weight, is optimized for various devices, and has content that is prioritized for the medium.…
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National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
The National Planning Policy Framework was published on 27 March 2012 with the aim to make the planning system less…
