Counterweight System II

This one is in San Francisco. It has a pretty cool illustration.
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Counterweight

This building in Sydney uses the water counterweight system. The water is stored for fire suppression as well as water supply.

High Density Foam used in construction

Foam used in road construction. It is also used in commercial construction for stadium seating and other applications Foam on KSL

Tiltup Top 10 lists

I’ve gone to the Tilt-Up Concrete Association’s website and found a list of the top ten projects. Everything from heaviest panel, to tallest panel, to the largest tilt-up project. Since everyone thinks tilt-up is the shiz i thought that this was a cool list.

Radiant Heating

A system for radiant heating in exterior slabs and paving

Steel Construction

I found this web-site where this group has come up with a better structural design for mid high rise building’s that requires close to half to the steel that current california codes call for, but results in a more stable design when subjected to shear forces. there is actually a video that you can watch that simulates their design in an earthquake. They are claiming and the only damages that have occured have been cosmetic damages. I thought it was pretty cool when I read the article and watched the videos. Follow this link.