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When something goes wrong in a complex industrial system, determining what happened is only part of the challenge. Understanding why it happened is often far more difficult.

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Beyond Root Cause Analysis
July 23, 2026
Industrial system failures rarely result from a single event. Learn how root cause analysis and systems-level thinking reveal the technical, operational, and organizational factors that drive equipment failures, disputes, and catastrophic losses.
Each year, we report on several indicators that show our progress toward Thornton Tomasetti’s “our communities” goals for employee volunteerism, charitable giving, and corporate social responsibility.

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Our Communities Progress Report
July 04, 2026
Each year, we report on several indicators that show our progress toward Thornton Tomasetti’s “our communities” goals for employee volunteerism, charitable giving, and corporate social responsibility.
Mass timber can help reduce embodied carbon, but it’s only one part of the climate action toolkit.

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Mass Timber & Wider Sustainability Goals
June 22, 2026
Mass timber can help reduce embodied carbon, but it’s only one part of the climate action toolkit. This episode explores how timber fits into broader strategies for decarbonization, resilience, circularity, and sustainable design.
The next time a free kick curves around the wall and finds the top corner, remember: what looks like magic is fluid dynamics in action.

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CFD & Soccer Ball Aerodynamics
June 16, 2026
A curling free kick looks like magic, but it is really fluid dynamics in motion. Our CFD model shows how spin, airflow and the Magnus effect shape the ball’s path.
GreenBox, an Innovative Mass Timber Floor System

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GreenBox, an Innovative Mass Timber Floor System
June 15, 2026
Hear how GreenBox®, an innovative prefabricated mass timber floor system developed by London-based Associate Harry Crofton, combines speed, performance, sustainability, and reusability for the next generation of timber buildings.
Thornton Tomasetti served as structural engineer for this Kansas City project, helping transform a historic railroad bridge over the Kansas River into a public destination with dining, event space and pedestrian access.

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ENR Spotlights Rock Island Bridge’s Transformation
June 11, 2026
Engineering News-Record recently featured the Rock Island Bridge Renovation, a Kansas City project that transformed a historic railroad bridge over the Kansas River into a 35,000-square-foot public destination for dining, events and pedestrian connection.