Resiliency

Courtesy of Carlisle
This school roof in Marion, Iowa withstood 130+ mph winds during the 2020 derecho and remained fully intact.
Advances

Designing Roofing Systems to Withstand Derecho Windstorms

While perhaps less widely known than some of the other catastrophic weather events often covered in the news—hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, and droughts—a derecho can cause...
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Stair & Railing Systems

Flexible in Movement

Construction Specialties (CS) has engineered DriftReady Stairs, a solution for occupants’ and first responders’ egress and ingress during and after a seismic event. Architects...
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Solar & Renewable Power

Live/Work Lifestyle

Aggressively incorporating PV into its campus, The Univ. of California-Davis’ growing net-zero West Village is expanding to provide housing for faculty and staff—a...
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Multifamily

Beating the Heat

Even for Phoenix, temperatures in its Edison Eastlake neighborhood are hot—and in fact, are among the hottest in Maricopa County. On average, the mercury hits 105°F ...
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Office

Monsoon Proof

LOCATION:Shanghai, China DESIGN TEAM:Gensler Gensler recently completed the Johnson Controls Asia-Pacific Headquarters in Shanghai, China. Building in a mega-city that is vulnerable...
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Water Management

Retaining Water

The Louisiana Children’s Museum, by Mithun, builds off the lessons of Hurricane Katrina, first by taking advantage of the natural habitat, and including a lagoon as part...