The Simpson Strong-Tie High Wind Guide includes completely updated allowable load tables per AC13 (ASTM D7147) standards, crucial data for engineers designing structures to resist high-wind events.
Simpson Strong-Tie announced the expansion of its High-Performance Solutions for High-Wind Forces online resource center to include video content and additional building design information for contractors, inspectors, specifiers and homeowners looking for the latest high-wind information and construction guidance.
Simpson Strong-Tie launched the High-Performance Solutions for High-Wind Forces online resource center to provide contractors, inspectors, specifiers and homeowners with customized resources for safeguarding the structural integrity of homes and buildings during hurricanes, tornadoes, and other high-wind events.
Near Petco Park in San Diego, a new indoor skydiving facility is doing more than helping people learn to fly: It's also turning heads. And it’s bringing neighbors together, too.
Pseudologoi were the personifications, or tangible manifestations, of lies and falsehoods in Greek Mythology. Myths are stories that people know to take as parables, not to interpret literally. But falsehoods are dangerous.
Design teams would be wise to provide natural ventilation strategies that can function with a variety of wind directions in order to provide effective passive cooling for the greatest amount of time.
When a building leaks, the design, workmanship and material of the building envelope are all suspect. The exterior walls, roofing, windows, doors, balcony decks and below-grade waterproofing are all potential culprits. Oftentimes, however, a leak cannot be attributed to just one building envelope component.
