10 Signs Your Home Has Foundation Problems

10 Signs Your Home Has Foundation Problems

Brief The foundation can shift, sink, crack, buckle, or deteriorate, resulting in serious structural problems that can leave your home vulnerable to flooding, insect infestations, or in extreme circumstances, the home may even collapse.   insight The foundation...
A look at Changes in Seismic Diaphragm Design

A look at Changes in Seismic Diaphragm Design

Brief  Major changes to the seismic design of diaphragms and their chords and collectors are contained in the 2022 edition of the ASCE/SEI standard “Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures.” Kelly Cobeen gives a...
Waterproof Your Building without Polluting the Planet

Waterproof Your Building without Polluting the Planet

Brief  Waterproofing is one of those underappreciated building materials that very few people think about until it fails to do its job of keeping water and moisture out.It is an essential component of a structure, as water is a highly destructive element when it gets...
The Untold Truth Of 3D-Printed Houses

The Untold Truth Of 3D-Printed Houses

Brief  3D-printed houses seem poised to be the next revolution in home construction. Utilizing 3D-printing technology on a grand scale like that needed to craft houses unleashes design potential and removes many barriers to traditional construction materials and...
Modular Construction Gains Ground in Pandemic

Modular Construction Gains Ground in Pandemic

Brief  An estimated $200 billion worth of modular construction made up about 5.5% of total construction in pandemic-stricken North America last year, with much of that occurring in the western US and Canada, according to the Modular Building Institute. Detached homes...
How Tech is Helping to Build Our Future

How Tech is Helping to Build Our Future

Brief  What began with the blend of data and geospatial technology in construction is continuing with new combinations of technical fields and disciplines, including artificial intelligence, writes Fakhar Khalid, chief scientific officer for Sensat. Khalid explores...
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