Articles Tagged with ''severe weather''

As insurers shy away from solar-equipped roofs, FM Global introduces a new certification system for fire and hail resistance — aiming to boost coverage, safety and resilience in severe weather zones.

This article explores why and how lightning protection systems can be an integral part of building resiliency against the powerful and destructive impact of lightning.

Georgia-Pacific's DensDeck® StormX™ Prime Roof Board recently was awarded "Global Gypsum Product of the Year" at the 2024 Global Gypsum Conference & Exhibition.

Westlake Royal Building Products announced today that Unified Steel^® Stone Coated Roofing has received the Very Severe Hail (VSH) rating in accordance with ANSI FM4473 American National Standard for Impact Resistance Testing of Rigid Roofing Materials by Impacting with Freezer Ice Balls. 

For over 120 years, the NFPA’s Standard 780 has stood as the definitive guide for effective lightning protection. Within the standard lies a crucial tool: the Simplified Risk Calculator, designed to quantify lightning risk for specific structures, empowering architects and engineers to shield properties from nature’s electric wrath. 

Two commonly cited solutions are lightning protection systems and surge suppression. While they both address issues related to lightning, they serve distinctly different purposes.

Climate disasters have proven a challenge for the construction industry as the cycle of destruction, cleanup and rebuilding now seems to be never-ending. Louisiana is the first state in the country to utilize a new hurricane proof building technology, which is being used to build a police station in Houma.  Building Enclosure was joined by Annette Rubin, Founder & CEO of Vero Building Systems, to discuss this new technology.

No matter how good you are at providing your customers with a watertight roofing – or re-roofing – system, installing, connecting and/or disconnecting a lightning protection system is a task better left to specialists.

Building Enclosure was recently joined by Jason Dries Daffner, principal and chief operating officer with MBH architects. Jason sat down to talk about his experience with eco-friendly design strategies, and how MBH has implemented these strategies to combat severe weather.