Gary Fry


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Engineers Address Future Challenges at Conference
October 2009

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will hold its 139th Annual Civil Engineering Conference in Kansas City, Mo., from October 29 to 31. "Fro

Materials: The Temple That Siva Built
October 2009

Centuries into the future, travelers may one day chance upon a fabulous Chola-style temple on a Hawaiian island and wonder what age, what civilization it belonged to. They will learn about a blaze of faith, a celebration of Hinduism, which took place in

Group Seeks Emerging Leaders in Sustainable Design
April 2009

The Design Futures Council (DFC) is seeking nominations from DFC members for its annual class of Emerging Leaders. Winning nominees will receive registration scholarships to attend the 8th Annual Leadership Summit on Sustainable

The Unitized Flashing System
February 2009

Manufactured roof-trusses. Integrated circuit boards. Pre-assembled door and frame units. Those are a few examples of what might be called "unitized systems." In each case, a number of separate components have been factory-assembled into a single unit, r

FSU Completes New Life Sciences Building
December 2008

The latest addition to Florida State University’s Jacobean Revival-style campus architecture is the James E. “Jim” King Jr. Building, a LEED-registered Life Sciences facility, which was completed in June.

New Software Simplifies Masonry/Steel Design
December 2008

The International Masonry Institute, the National Concrete Masonry Association, Bentley Systems, and Ryan Biggs Associates have teamed up to develop an innovative structural masonry design software program that the group says offers a “whole buildi

IBC Masonry Design Provisions Streamlined
December 2008

The Masonry Society and the Masonry Alliance for Codes and Standards recently co-sponsored a series of code changes to simplify the design requirements in the International Building Code (IBC) by removing parts and portions of the Masonry Standards Joint