Analysis Tool Targets Hidden Sources of Carbon in Mass Timber Projects

Mass timber buildings are popular for their claimed carbon neutrality and sustainability compared to conventional concrete and steel structures. But is that common assumption true across the board?   That is the question two architects at design firm Corgan have studied since a 2023 World Resources Institute report outlined sources of carbon emissions in the […]

Metrodome – Fabric arena

Metrodome – Fabric arena Fabric arena shaped by past domes Advances in design, techniques keep Minneapolis stadium’s cost down Engineering News Record, October 1, 1981 Refinements in the design and construction of stadiums with air-supported fabric roofs continue to fulfill fabric’s promise of simple, economical cover for large spans. Many advances, some of them subtle, […]

Amrize, Meta Partner on Low-Carbon Concrete for Minnesota Data Center

When Meta broke ground last year on its data center in Rosemount, Minn., about 15 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the social media giant faced a concrete paradox: the material’s carbon burden loomed large even as project schedules left no room for slower, low-cement mixes.  So, Meta approached ready-mix supplier Amrize—the North American […]