When architects design a commercial building, they usually turn the design over to a specialized consulting firm to plan the ...

Editor's Note: This is first article in a series that will look at the importance of understanding the components of building construction and design. This column is designed to assist firefighters ...

For years, commercial garages have been the source of serious safety hazards, considering their potential for fire and explosion. Service pits, for example, have been the site of workers trapped under ...

In the past few articles, we have looked into several different building components including structure, HVAC, roofs, in addition to performance based design. One important building component that we ...

Solar panels have produced green energy on the rooftops of homes and commercial buildings for decades. An evolving building practice, however, integrates the photovoltaic (PV) elements into the ...