Performance-based structural fire design of steel frames can eliminate fire protection on up to half of a building’s floor beams, according to a two-year study of PBSFD. Still, structural engineers ...

These builders and designers are reconsidering traditional construction methods to develop homes that are resistant to ...

Residents of a senior care facility are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (Photo by Ethan Swope / AP) This is your first of three free stories this ...

Using PBSFD, engineers can predict the behavior of a frame in fire, such as vertical displacement of floor beams over time. Graphic courtesy of SEI/ASCE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (2019) and SAFIR ...

It's fire-safe design choices, along with resilient foundations that experts say every homeowner should consider in California's growing wildfire risk.

Station Design Conference’s exclusive 1-on-One pre-conference program offers attendees the opportunity for an independent review of plans for new and/or renovated stations by architects who specialize ...

A Michigan fire chief recently shared with me the floor plans for his new fire station. Before his next review, the chief asked for my thoughts. After emphasizing I was not an architect, I reviewed ...

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