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Seismic standards and ceiling construction

Throughout the past decade, seismic testing and standards have changed the face of architectural ceilings and the way we design for an earthquake. Buildings are designed more and more as whole systems. Interactions between all structural and nonstructural members have to...

source: By Mark Taylor
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NJBMDA will host its Annual Golf Outing on Monday, Aug. 19, at the Knob Hill Country Club in Manalapan, N.J. Click here to see photos from last year's golf outing.

source: NJBMDA

America's largest pro-oriented construction supply companies saw sales rise 13.3 percent in 2012, all the while expanding facilities by 3.6 percent and growing payrolls by 7.7 percent, according to the latest ProSales 100 survey results.

source: ProSales magazine

In an effort to enhance the overall content of "NJBMDA Bulletin," we'd like to include peer-written articles in future editions. As a member of the building materials industry, your knowledge lends itself to unprecedented expertise. And we're hoping you'll share this expertise...

source: MultiBriefs

Government contractors working on the devastated areas of the Jersey shore are waiting to see what the new elevation codes will be and who will be held responsible. The U.S. Federal Contractor Registration is registering...

source: PRWeb

In an unprecedented engineering feat, New York City high-rise crews on May 11 successfully hoisted a 150-foot-long replacement luffing boom to the roof of One57 — a 1,100-foot residential building under construction in Midtown Manhattan, N.Y. — and attached it...

source: Engineering News-Record

There is a growing recognition of America's underinvestment in its infrastructure. There are continuing calls for investment in infrastructure, even from some outspoken "budget hawks," not only to provide the basis for creating construction and manufacturing jobs, but more...

source: Politico

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