Following-up on last month's quick review of the five basic types of building construction, according to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction ...

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MEP drawings are detailed construction documents. It provides precise information about the project. All the mechanical, ...

In a nod to the aesthetic expectations of its patrons, the exterior of the 983-space 328,000-sf parking garage for Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Conroe, Texas, is ...

When designing a building for lateral loads such as those generated by wind or earthquakes, engineers have several options. Lateral loads may be transferred to the foundation via braced frames or ...

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What type of construction? You may be surprised. An important feature of a pre-incident plan is the classification of building construction. Classifying the type of building should be simple, quick ...