In recent years, the construction industry has witnessed a transformative shift with the advent of more integrated building materials. One such product is structural continuous insulation for the ...
Performance-based structural fire design of steel frames can eliminate fire protection on up to half of a building’s floor beams, according to a two-year study of PBSFD. Still, structural engineers ...
Many non-structural components in buildings such as furnishing, equipment, electrical and mechanical fixtures, architectural features (e.g., suspended ceilings), storage cabinets, shelves, and glass ...
Office-to-residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Structural Building Components Association (SBCA) has announce a new educational symposium series designed to bridge the gap between those who design, build, and regulate the ...
Each act of the American Repertory Theater’s new home has been built differently than the one constructed before it.
INDIANAPOLIS — Following the collapse of a condominium building in Florida, FOX59 wanted to know whether Indiana requires inspections of older high-rise buildings. According to local structural ...