by Michael Andrews | Aug 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
There are no official competition beginning or ending dates on the competition schedule. The SMART Competition has made the schedule completely flexible. The actual dates and specific deliverable dates are subject to the decisions made by each individual team. Each...
by Michael Andrews | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Anne Lorimor has the record of being the oldest person to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Anne was 89 when she reached the peak on July 18th, 2019. She loves hiking and she didn’t start with Kilamanjaro. It started walking on streets and on hiking trails. She upward...
by Editor | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has published two statements to define guidance on managing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease (Coronavirus) with respect to the operation and...
by Editor | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
I know….you’re asking “What is post-tensioning and why is it important to SMART?” Post-tensioning is adding plastic sleeved steel cables to a concrete slab before the slab is poured to give the slab extra strength. When the slab is poured, the cables are pulled tight...
by Editor | Jul 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The U.K. is home to some of the world’s oldest — and most prestigious — universities. And while these may be centers of excellence for learning, many institutions’ buildings were built centuries ago and are in need of refurbishment or, in some instances, total...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
A $26 million Chicago office building will be one of the first in the country to boast features designed to address COVID-19 safety concerns. The 90,000-square-foot Fulton East, which was under construction when the outbreak hit, has been engineered for maximum social...