A homeowner in a 40-year-old house notices that the doors on one side of the hallway no longer latch. A stair-step crack has opened in the brick veneer, and...
On May 16, 1968, a small gas explosion in a kitchen on the 18th floor of Ronan Point, a 22-story precast concrete apartment block in London, blew out a...
Picture a building during a strong earthquake or a windstorm. The walls and columns get most of the attention, but the floors and the roof are doing quiet, critical...
Many homeowners and even some first-time developers assume that the drawings their architect produces are the only plans a project needs. Then the permit application stalls, and the building...
Picture a quiet two story home on a Saturday afternoon. The roof carries snow from the prior night, the upper floor holds a king bed, two adults, a dresser,...
Real estate developers entering the UK market for the first time, or those scaling into larger commercial and mixed-use projects, frequently encounter Building Regulations Part A as an early...
The structural engineering profession is advancing at a pace that would have been difficult to imagine even five years ago. This week’s developments span additive manufacturing, landmark project milestones,...