The recently enacted Covid-19 relief package titled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021” has extended the Federal Energy Tax Credit (Section 45L) through December 31, 2021, and made the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction (Section 179D) permanent. While both tax incentives offer significant value and the qualification process is simple, they are often overlooked by developers and homebuilders.

BuildSteel.org, powered by the Steel Framing Industry Association, has released a new eBook entitled, “Specifying Cold-Formed Steel Framing: A Guide for Architects and Engineers,” which is available as a free download.

Leading environmental engineering and construction firm Brown and Caldwell is pleased to welcome Heather Dodson as its new Pittsburgh leader. The strategic hire highlights the firm’s continued expansion to better serve clients in the Northeast’s municipal and private water, wastewater, and stormwater sector.

The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has developed a series of beginner Technical Notes for students and young engineers that provide fundamental information relating to cold-formed steel design.

The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute's (CFSEI) “Mid-Rise Construction Using Lightweight Steel Framing” on Thursday, August 13, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT is designed for architects, engineers, building officials and contractors. Participants are eligible for 1.5 PDHs.

REI Engineers Inc., which specializes in roofing, waterproofing, exterior walls and pavement engineering, has brought on Roof Engineering Associates of Florida to its operations.

KAI Build and joint venture partner PARIC Corporation have completed construction on a new 260,000-square-foot Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital in Creve Coeur, Missouri. 

Construction projects have been described as organized chaos. Architects and engineers, who admittedly do not know everything about the complex systems they are designing, work with both traditional and new materials to develop a design that mostly meets the requirements of the owner.

Smooth-On, Inc., based in Pennsylvania, announces that it has acquired Nelson A. Burke Co., LLC (The Engineer Guy) located in Atlanta, GA. Nelson A. Burke Co. was founded by Nelson Burke in 2002.

Simpson Strong-Tie announced Vice President and General Manager of Connectors and Lateral Systems Sam Hensen has been appointed to the Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley board of directors.