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Emily Lorenz was quoted on the project to upgrade a San Francisco landmark’s LEED-EB certification in this ConcreteProducts.com article.

Emily Lorenz had her sustainability column published in the American Society of Concrete Contractors monthly newsletter.

John Gajda and Jon Feld co-authored this Nov. 2011 Power Engineering article.

Thomas Van Dam co-authored this Nov. 2011 Concrete International article.

Martha VanGeem and Emily Lorenz co-authored this article on standards and codes for high-performance green buildings.

Tom Van Dam was quoted extensively on the state of high-speed rail in the U.S. in this Buildipedia.com article.

Emily Lorenz authored this article on minimizing site disturbance and stormwater run-off for a more-sustainable project.

Dr. W. Gene Corley, Senior Vice President at CTLGroup, was interviewed by reporter Alan Krashesky of ABC 7 News for a story on skyscraper standards resulting from the events of 9/11.

Dr. W. Gene Corley, Senior Vice President at CTLGroup, will appear on the Discovery Channel Canada program Daily Planet on Sept. 9.

Dr. W. Gene Corley, Senior Vice President at CTLGroup, was interviewed in a podcast commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11 by the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE).

Dr. W. Gene Corley, Senior Vice President at CTLGroup, is quoted in an MSNBC.com article about the improvement in the safety and strength of skyscrapers following 9/11.

Dr. W. Gene Corley and Dave Drengenberg are quoted in this Chicago Reader article on the investigation of the World Trade Center collapse, and what might happen to the Sears Tower under similar circumstances.

Dr. W. Gene Corley was quoted in this article about the architect of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers.

Dr. W. Gene Corley and Dave Drengenberg co-authored this article on building code changes following 9/11 in the 2011 Issue III of CTBUH Journal.

Emily Lorenz authored this monthly ASCC column on heat islands and solar reflectance.

Asad Bassam and Bernie Schulze co-authored this article on the Huey P. Long bridge widening project.

Tim Tonyan and Carlton Olson were quoted on the subject of maintaining nuclear facilities in the SME Energy Manufacturing 2011 Yearbook.

Matthew D'Ambrosia and Carlton Olson co-authored this article on the service life of structural and construction material components in nuclear energy facilities.

Emily Lorenz authored this article on the cost savings opportunities of the International Green Construction Code.

David Cook authored this article on the effect of building envelopes on a facility's energy use.

Steve Smith, Asad Bassam and Matthew D'Ambrosia co-authored this article on the nuclear crisis in Japan and how it relates to U.S. practice in nuclear design.

Tim Tonyan was quoted in an article on the risks involved with energy generation in the May/June issue of Renewable Energy World magazine.

Dr. W. Gene Corley was quoted in a Reuters article on the status of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Emily Lorenz and Martha VanGeem co-authored this article on sustainable design strategies.

Jeff Garrett is quoted in this Chicago Tribune article on the anti-nuclear movement.

Emily Lorenz, Martha VanGeem and Jon Feld co-authored this article on new green requirements for vertical surfaces.

David Cook is quoted in this Building Design + Construction article on building envelope energy efficiency.

Steve Smith is quoted in this ENR article on the Feb. 14 collapse of a parking structure in San Antonio, TX.

David Cook is quoted in this Building Design + Construction article on energy-efficient roofing systems.

CTLGroup was mentioned in the February 2011 issue of Concrete International.

This paper presents results from research monitoring the structural behavior of one of the two spans of the Rigolets Pass Bridge incorporating high-strength concrete.

In this paper, analytical techniques are described for deriving a closed-form solution to extract the viscoelastic Young’s modulus from solidifying concrete in a restrained concrete ring test.

Martha VanGeem was quoted in a January 2011 livebetter article.

This paper presents the experimental determination of the flexural and shear behavior of high-strength self-consolidating concrete girders subjected to compressive fiber stress levels ranging from 65% to 84% of the concrete compressive strength at release of prestressing.

David Cook and Elizabeth Rodenkirch highlight the importance of structures and air barriers as well as the role of the designer.

Steve Smith co-authored this article on infrastructure investment opportunities brought about by the U.S. stimulus plan.