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High-Rise Structural Innovations and Efficiencies

Downtown Seattle’s 58-story, 850-foot-tall Rainier Square made history when it was completed in November 2020. The $600 million development did more than transform the site of an outdated indoor shopping center into a vibrant, vertically stacked, mixed-use destination offering 1.4 million square feet of space for offices, luxury apartment homes, and retail. It also represented the world’s first high-rise tower successfully built using safe, efficient, and highly innovative SpeedCore as its structural system.

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Mark your calendars for November 1-4 in Chicago, and meet us in the “windy city” to network and learn with those who know “wind loads” best! The NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit offers unrivaled educational opportunities with leading experts, unique networking opportunities in the exhibit hall, inspirational keynote speakers, and a celebration of structural engineering ingenuity and service like no other. Visit www.ncseasummit.com to learn more.

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On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, leadership from CASE, NCSEA, and SEI hosted a virtual Joint Town Hall event For the Betterment of the Structural Engineering Profession to discuss how the three organizations are progressing to fulfill the Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering (adopted in April 2019). Discussions specifically highlighted current and future initiatives to advance the profession and enhance member engagement. If you missed the Town Hall, watch it at www.ncsea.com/events/past. This recording is provided free of charge.

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Industry leaders in research and education were key supporters of the Simpson Strong-Tie® Research and Testing Laboratory at the WSU Pullman Campus.

Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, recognized Washington State University retiring professors Dr. Don Bender, P.E., and Dr. J. Daniel Dolan, P.E., for their significant contributions to our industry in the areas of product testing, research, code development and education, along with their leadership of the Simpson Strong-Tie® Excellence Fund — an eight-year commitment of $100,000 annually to support construction and engineering research at WSU.

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The HS Hanger Selector app from Simpson Strong-Tie joins a family of software and web application technologies that deliver innovative, cost-effective product and design recommendations for any project. Whether building in wood, concrete, cold-formed steel, or structural steel, these solutions make it fast and easy for architects, engineers and contractors to complete any job.

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