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Northwestern University opened its new 35,000-seat Ryan Field on October 2, hosting the venue's first football game.

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Northwestern University Opens Ryan Field
October 05, 2026
Northwestern University’s new 35,000-seat Ryan Field showcases the role of structural and construction engineering in modern stadium design, from its below-grade seating bowl to its sweeping steel canopy and exposed structural framing.
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.
Vibration and Acoustics in Mass Timber

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Vibration and Acoustics in Mass Timber
June 08, 2026
Mass timber offers major design advantages, but vibration and acoustic performance require careful coordination. Listen how design teams can balance floor vibration, acoustic separation, composite CLT-concrete systems, and sensitive equipment requirements in mass timber buildings.