Screws, washers, anchors, adhesives … sounds like a riveting article, eh? Those of you who are actively involved in construction or the design community understand the benefits of a smartly engineered and purpose…
It’s 11 minutes to 2 o’clock as you race from the torrid August afternoon heat and into city hall. You’re drenched in sweat and you reek of tardiness. You’re clutching a large, yellow envelope…
The details that follow are standard details that depict proper detailing for cold-formed steel framed exterior walls with a conventional stucco finish. These details are adapted from the concepts provided by the Foam Sheathing…
Water, in large quantities, can be devastating. From Noah’s Ark in biblical times, to the Johnstown (Pa.) Flood in 1889, to the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, water can be as much of…
Q: What is air leakage testing on exterior walls?? A: Air leakage testing is now an energy code requirement which focuses on the performance of the exterior envelope. It is cited in…
Enter the virtual world of Building Information Modeling: It’s a summer’s day, a cool breeze saunters in from the ocean. Even this late in the afternoon, the sunlight finds most of the…
