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New Online Building Code Resource Library

Resources for fire safety and fire protection are now available in a new, easy-to-use digital library.

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Bank of America Tower Earns LEED-Platinum Rating

The 54-story, 2.1 million-square-foot Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park has earned a LEED-Platinum certification.

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UN Building Renovation on Track for Big Energy Savings

When the renovated United Nations complex reopens in 2013, it will be 50 percent more energy efficient, thanks in part to a long-needed overhaul of its distinctive green glass curtain wall.

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May is Building Safety Month

The Institute joins the construction community in celebrating Building Safety Month.

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John Hillman wins ENR’s Award of Excellence for Hybrid Composite Beam

John Hillman took home Engineering News-Record's 2010 Award of Excellence for his design of a hybrid structural beam ...

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Read the Spring 2010 Issue of Metals In Construction Online

The latest issue contains features about the city's newest feats of architecture: Alice Tully Hall and The Juilliard School, City College of New York School of Architecture, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, New York Law School, 41 Cooper Square

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Montgomery College Installs Unique Stainless Steel Mesh Ceiling System

A unique metal fabric system from Cambridge Architectural divides space and provides a one-of-a-kind ceiling design inside the new Cultural Arts Center on Montgomery College’s Takoma Park, MD, campus.

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ENR: New York’s Tallest Residential Tower Is Frank Gehry ‘Demystified’

Engineering News-Record takes a look at the high-tech tools and old-fashioned teamwork used to realize the intricate stainless-steel curtain wall of Frank Gehry's new Beekman Tower.

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Living Steel Gains Interest

The New York Times reports that steel for residential construction is gaining attention in the wake of this year's massive earthquakes in Chile and Haiti.

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First LEED High-Rise Spurs Downtown Revitalization in Salt Lake City

Downtown Salt Lake City is banking on a new 425,000-square-foot high-rise to be the face of its green revitalization.

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