There is a direct correlation to these elevated global surface temperatures causing extreme fires, floods and many other weather changes bringing destruction.
This is rendering traditional wood-frame construction a thing of the past. Global warming has increased the existance of wood’s swarn enemies: mold, moisture and insects, Chronic costly repairs from this new normal are causing insurance companies to flee California.
While the remaining insurers raise their premiums to untouchable rates, it is no wonder that savy builders are discovering that the most fire-resistant structures, Type 1, are constructed using concrete and coated steel. These enhanced materials can withstand high temperatures without deterioration to material integrity.
Concrete yields optimal fire resistance because it does not burn and does not emit toxic fumes and smoke. Exterior walls prevent fire from spreading to the building’s interior. Lightweight concrete offers new cementitious materials providing an added bonus to Californians: instrumental in reducing the risk of total building collapse and increasing survivability from earthquake.
- Lower density
- Higher strength to weight ratio
- Lower coefficient of thermal conductivity
- Enhanced fire resistance
- Enhanced durability properties
- Improved tensile capacity
Locating the bores so they didn’t interfere with the building footprint was another challenge. The team successfully located 27 of the bores outside the footprint, with the remaining four bores falling underneath the building. Locating most of the bores outside of the building footprint kept the project on schedule, and limiting the number of bores beneath the foundation mat slab meant less impact to the deep foundation excavation activities.
The nearest neighboring building was just 15 feet away from the bore drilling. To mitigate disruption to abutting neighbors, our team distributed a two-week look ahead schedule and logistics plan every week to the neighboring buildings. Suffolk also posted regular updates on the project website to keep neighbors informed about upcoming drilling activities and held multiple Town Hall meetings with students and faculty who live and work near the site. These Town Hall meetings gave abutters the opportunity to become familiar with the project, meet the team and ask questions.
In design, sustainability, and programming, the BU Center for Computing & Data Sciences marks the future of construction in higher education. The building is scheduled for completion by the end of 2022.
Locating the bores so they didn’t interfere with the building footprint was another challenge. The team successfully located 27 of the bores outside the footprint, with the remaining four bores falling underneath the building. Locating most of the bores outside of the building footprint kept the project on schedule, and limiting the number of bores beneath the foundation mat slab meant less impact to the deep foundation excavation activities.
