Cary Kopczynski & Company (CKC) has promoted Joel Kipple to senior associate and Stephanie Vincent to senior design engineer, and hired Davis Wright as design engineer in the Bellevue office. 

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Cary Kopczynski & Company (CKC) shares a new initiative they helped spearhead to advance the constructability of design and productivity of construction: a new entity called PRO, which was organized through the American Concrete Institute (ACI).

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According to the World Meteorological Association, 2011-2020 marked the warmest decade on record, and the current decade is projected to be even hotter. Climate change is an undeniable reality, with excess atmospheric carbon being a major culprit. It is the responsibility of all to reduce carbon emissions, including structural engineers who can play a crucial role in minimizing the carbon footprint of buildings and structures.

 The contribution of structural engineers to sustainability is twofold. Firstly, by actively engaging in initiatives aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of structural materials. Secondly, by creating efficient designs that optimize the use of structural materials. This article explores various tactics for both of these strategies, focusing on how structural engineers can effectively reduce the carbon footprint of their designs.

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Check out the April "Concrete International" cover story for an introduction to PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity. The constructability of design and productivity of construction go hand in hand - PRO will focus on improving both and CKC will play an important role in guiding and growing this important new initiative. 

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Productivity in the construction industry has been flat for fifty years while productivity of U.S. industry in general has nearly doubled, as outlined in a recent report by global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. There are many reasons for this productivity stagnation, a major one being the communication disconnect that frequently exists between architects, engineers, and contractors, leading to poor constructability in the field. 

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently introduced a well-received constructability education series to tackle this problem. View the recorded webinars from CKC Senior Principal Cary Kopczynski. 

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