Kenall Inc's Blog - Collection of the Best articles » Alexander Walter http://kenallblog.kenallinc.com Geotechinical and enviornmental engineers providing service to government entities, developers, architects and professionals. Wed, 10 May 2017 16:09:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 ABI Turns Positive after Four Straight Monthly Declines http://archinect.com/news/article/21462300/abi-turns-positive-after-four-straight-monthly-declines http://archinect.com/news/article/21462300/abi-turns-positive-after-four-straight-monthly-declines#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:00:10 +0000 Alexander Walter http://kenallblog.kenallinc.com/?guid=a64aeab7aa597003102b48c92d0a189b Continue reading →]]>

On the heels of a period of weakness in design activity, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) took a sudden upturn in August. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the August ABI score was 51.4, following a very weak score of 45.1 in July.

This score reflects an increase in demand for design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). The new projects inquiry index was 56.9, up sharply from a reading of 53.7 the previous month.

]]> http://kenallblog.kenallinc.com/?feed=rss2&p=37 0 UNStudio’s Design for an Observation Tower for ‘De Onlanden’ http://archinect.com/news/article/21338183/unstudio-s-design-for-an-observation-tower-for-de-onlanden http://archinect.com/news/article/21338183/unstudio-s-design-for-an-observation-tower-for-de-onlanden#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:00:08 +0000 Alexander Walter http://kenallblog.kenallinc.com/?guid=78bf5bbbaa9d9d0386322f0a5574f4db Continue reading →]]>

The design for an observation tower for the nature reserve ‘De Onlanden’, situated to the South-West of the City of Groningen, The Netherlands, was presented today to Natuurmonumenten (the Dutch Society for the Preservation of Natural Heritage) [...]. The observation tower is the result of a study into the optimal application of Ultra High Performance Concrete by a case study team comprising of UNStudio, ABT, BAM Utiliteitsbouw en Haitsma Beton.

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