This course examines the key differences between light frame and mass timber systems. We will highlight the applications, code considerations and performance benefits of each system, including fire ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prescient, an innovative software and structural system manufacturing company, today announced the completion of the first building featuring its standardized light gauge ...

Propel your career forward with an accredited graduate certificate. Engineers able to provide solutions to complex building needs are in high demand. Get integrated training in the theory, analysis, ...

In April, we addressed establishing collapse zones at building fires. The loss of situational awareness, coupled with failing to recognize subtle or obvious pre-collapse building indicators and gaps ...

Damage to building structural elements, elevators, stairs, and fire protection systems caused by the shaking from a major earthquake can play a critical role in the spread of fire, hamper the ability ...

No one disagrees that construction lags in innovation and that everything from restrictive building codes to exaggerated perceptions of risk hold us back. Now two decades old, the Charles Pankow ...

Today’s evolving fireground demands a greater understanding of buildings, occupancy risk profiling (ORP) and building anatomy by all companies operating on the fireground. The identification, ...

Architectural Engineering is a relatively specialized field of study; UW is one of only 18 institutions nationwide to offer an accredited degree in this discipline. Architectural Engineers are trained ...

Located in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, 111 Main is the freshest face on the Crossroads of the West’s skyline. The building, whose roof hat truss structure was just topped off in January, ...

Discover how architecture adapts to floods with lightweight, modular designs that embrace water instead of resisting it.