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Designing Buildings to Marry Occupant Safety with Resilient Design

Resilient design is rarely the focus of building codes, which instead require structures to protect occupants from various hazards, be it fire prevention, ballistic threats, or natural disasters. That’s a problem, says Mark Nelson, associate principal, Advanced Technology and Research … Continue reading

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World Congress, Week Two, Focuses on Mock-ups, Timber Curtainwall

The Facade Tectonics Institute’s (FTI) 2020 World Congress continued this week with paper presentations on a range of topics including lab testing of glazing system mock-ups and challenges for mass timber curtainwall systems. Timber Curtainwall David Barber, principal for Arup, … Continue reading

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How to Determine the Cause of Glass Failures

Glass breakage happens for many reasons and determining those reasons is an important step in preventing future breakage. That’s why Arup held a webinar titled, “Broken Glass: How and Why to Find the Origin of Failure Among the Fragments.” Graham … Continue reading

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Guitar-Shaped, Glass-Clad Hotel & Casino is Ready to Rock

After months of anticipation, the guitar-shaped Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has finally opened in Hollywood, Fla. The glass-clad building, which stands 35 stories above ground, is curved to create the realistic look of a guitar standing up, complete … Continue reading

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All in a Day’s Work

Another glasstec has come and gone, and by all accounts, it did not disappoint. Keeping in mind the mega-show encompasses nine halls, each roughly equal to one U.S. convention center exhibition area, and you start to get an idea how … Continue reading

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