State transportation agencies in North Carolina and Tennessee are still assessing damage from the storm, forecasting a months-long effort to repair hard-hit critical arteries such as Interstate-40.
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, is supporting relief for flood victims in Kentucky with a donation of $15,000 to the American Red Cross.
Can architects help protect priceless cultural artifacts from extreme weather events? This will be a point of discussion in a major European museums conference on November 7th.
Contractors are playing a key role in repairing the damage and restoring services after Hurricane Harvey battered south Texas. They are inspecting levees, repairing power lines and restoring drinking water service, but cleanup and repairs are expected to be a long-term effort.
Historic Plaster Conservation Services Limited reported recently that a plaster ceiling the company consolidated in 2009 was accidentally flooded with water in 2015 and yet still easily passed a structural load test.
Hunter Douglas announced that it has donated a total of $350,000 to two nonprofits to help aid the recovery of those most in need following the flooding in Colorado.