Four people were hurt when a building under construction in De Pere collapsed shortly before nine o’clock Tuesday morning.
Eight workers were inside and outside the Snap Fitness building, just north of the Wal-Mart on Scheuring Road. Four people were on the roof and four were inside at the time of the collapse.
Three of the men [...]

Over 90 percent buildings in the capital have been constructed violating the “Building Construction Code-1996″, according to a study report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
Every year, Rajuk officials and employees take around Tk 20 to 25 crore in bribe to approve designs of the buildings, the report published at a discussion at Biam auditorium in [...]

Ryan Smith recycles. He also designs.
The Great Falls High School graduate is combining both those passions — the environment and architecture — and venturing into entrepreneurship.
Smith’s last day at L’Heureux Page Werner Architects Engineers was Friday. After 7 1/2 years with the firm, he’s decided to open his own business, RK3 Architecture.
“It’s always been a [...]

The American Institute of Architects’ architecture billings index rating of 60 in July was at near-record levels, while inquiries for new projects reached 66.2.
The organization said July’s rating was the second-highest since the survey’s inception in 1995. Any score above 50 indicates increased billings.
An indicator of construction activity, the index shows an approximate [...]

Trivers Associates said Tuesday that it was selected as the architectural firm for a new three-screen movie theater in Granite City, Ill.
The new theater will be a first-run cinema, meaning it shows mainstream movies during the initial new release period of each film.
The site of the new cinema has yet to be determined, [...]

Tantiprasut will be focusing his initial efforts on developing a systematic approach to packaging generationE solutions around IBM Service Management products. “Dr. Tantiprasut adds an important new element to our leadership team at generationE. With his deep expertise both in our target industries and with the IBM Service Management portfolio, we expect to bring our [...]

The International Trade Fair for Cleaning Systems, Building Management and Services, with its accompanying programme of conventions, will be taking place from 18 to 21 September and is the most important trade show of the year for the European cleaning industry. Applications have been received in particular from the major suppliers of cleaning machinery and [...]

The summer holidays are in full swing and the British weather is typically changeable. Many children are therefore indoors and spending time surfing the Internet, which is unfortunately often the haunt of cyber bullies and paedophiles looking to groom children through chatrooms or social networking websites. It is little wonder that many parents are concerned [...]

Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp., was awarded a contract to supply and install 17 elevators and escalators at 400 George Street, a 150-meter-tall (492 feet) office building in Brisbane’s central business district in Queensland, Australia.
The 400 George Street project is a landmark office tower, combining 43,000 square meters of prime grade [...]

Ruwac has redesigned the MicroClean filtration system for improved performance and increased productivity for its portable vacuum line. The new filtration assembly for dry material allows filters to stay cleaner longer with less built up dust, allowing for reduced maintenance and fewer replacements. A manual quick release assembly drops accumulated concrete dust from filter and [...]

Danray Products LLC released its SHD-2315MP shield specifically designed for use on milling machines to safeguard personnel from point-of-operation hazards as well as protect them from flying chips, sparks, coolant, and other particles. This shield has a vise cutout and comes with screws to be attached to a standard 6-inch vise. This shield complies with [...]

Despite widespread anomalies in the construction sector in the capital and elsewhere, Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) has been lying ineffective for months because of the government’s indifference to it, said sources.
The BNBC is a complete set of codes to ensure safe construction, accountability of the professionals and protection of urban environment. It addresses all [...]