What do turf wars, battle lines, and tug of war have in common? They are all being mentioned by people involved in the creation of two rival commercial HVAC load calculation standards, one from the ...

The latest ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures standard contains some notable changes. “Structural engineers should be aware of significant ...

If you’re running loads without a formal review process in place, you’re running blind. Every missed appointment, every unpaid detention, every “I thought we agreed on that” moment — it all comes back ...

I'd like to build a wood shed to hold firewood. I'd like to build a raised structure supported on concrete blocks or some other kind of foundation, if possible. Traditionally, people either just throw ...