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New Project Alert: Corpus Christi High school have given us the task of refurbishing 4 science labs and a prep room this summer. Project starts on 28th May, Watch this space for project updates #construction #project #news #work #site #constructionsite #company #constructioncompany #school #constructionsector #sector #industry #building #business #constructionproject #education #college #publiceducation #educationsystem

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New Post: In a tumultuous week: Building BRICS, brick by brick https://lnkd.in/dC-jZ--6

Heartbreaking news of a tragic incident at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus. The authorities are investigating a devastating incident that has deeply impacted the campus community. Stay updated with the latest information. #ColoradoSprings #CampusNews #TragicIncident #BreakingNews #CampusSafety #UCCS     ColoradoSprings ,CampusNews ,TragicIncident ,BreakingNews ,CampusSafety ,UCCS

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I innitially 'pidgenholed' this solution as something I would use when planning larger tutorial spaces in a Tertiary environment, however have come to see this would work in just about every formal and informal space I help to create. If you design learning spaces take a look at the below link which has some ready made 3D spaces to download using Elbrook. https://lnkd.in/gxi34Uuu

A video from the recent testing of a 6-story #masstimber building with self-centering MPP rocking walls utilizing CoreBrace BRBs as energy-dissipating holdowns. The testing was performed at the #NHERI Large-High Performance Outdoor Shake Table in San Diego in association with the TallWood Design Institute and André R. Barbosa from Oregon State University and Barbara Simpson from Stanford University. The building, and the BRBs, were subjected to 21 earthquake shakes ranging from 0.1 to 1.1 MCE, with 11 of those being at DBE intensity or higher. The video, (shown at 2x actual speed), is from a 100% MCE Northridge earthquake ground motion in the X, Y and Z directions. Remarkably, after all tests, no damage was reported in the timber structural system or in the BRBs - a testament to the robustness and resiliency of the system. Thanks also to Gustavo A. Araújo R. and the many other graduate students who participated in this research project. #BRBF #earthquakeengineering #seismicdesign #structuralengineering

Labyrinth weir installed at Isabella Dam designed at Utah State University. The new emergency spillway installed at Isabella Dam in California is a unique labyrinth weir design developed at the Utah Water Research Laboratory at Utah State University. The concept answers a fundamental question: How do you maximize the length of a line that fits inside a confined space? Options are to fold the line into a zigzag or curve the http://ow.ly/hO6K1059JLN

'It depends on what you mean by oldest': 10 things to do in historic Nacogdoches, Texas LINK:https://lnkd.in/eJBY5Vgn #Education #Policy #Legislation #HigherLearning #Schools #Students #Teachers

The decision from Burnside High School today to close two classroom blocks is illustrative of the wider challenge, which is the persistent misperception of what an “earthquake-prone building” is and is not. Just because a building is considered earthquake-prone does not mean it poses an immediate danger (there’s a separate classification for those under the Building Act!). Nor does it mean an entire building is necessarily higher risk - another reason to not simply make a decision based off a %NBS rating alone. More to the point, the legal framework for managing earthquake-prone buildings in Aotearoa is specifically designed to allow building owners time to figure out a remediation process. Large earthquakes are rare. We can, and should, take time to breathe and think thoroughly about how should respond to things like this. Today’s decision will disrupt students and parents alike - and the reality is that the risk posed by these classrooms has not suddenly changed overnight. Immediate closures of buildings like this also only feed fuel to existing misperceptions about the relative day-to-day safety (or perceived lack thereof) of earthquake-prone buildings. If a decision is reached to vacate an earthquake-prone building, that is completely fine (permitted, of course, a holistic approach is taken, considering both the relative risk and impacts of doing so). But this can, and should, be done in a more planned fashion. Knee-jerk reactions, especially for such important buildings as classrooms, can cause more harm than good. https://lnkd.in/d3BAtZKg