As the construction industry mobilizes to assist with cleanup and restoration, it is important for out of state contractors to understand the complexity and enforcement of Florida’s construction licensing laws.
In the absence of standardized fire testing, unfortunate consequences can arise. In the U.S., we’ve started to see a relaxed attitude toward firestopping in general.
The façade industry features many building materials that can be recycled and reused, many of which can take on an entirely new and different life in their second chapter.
Severe weather has significantly changed the way we look at design and construction of our buildings—from commercial to residential. Weather has become more volatile as natural disasters have taken their toll on our architecture.
As governments continue to race toward achieving the goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, it is now evident that the COVID-19 pandemic had an unexpected side effect of helping to lower global greenhouse gas emissions.
As some of us make the shift from working from home to heading back to an office space, it leads me to wonder what the offices of the future will look like. There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has altered our entire way of life. It’s definitely altered how we’ll design public places too.
While the cause of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. has yet to be determined, the question of safety, building codes, concrete and high-rise structures has been the topic of discussion as of late, and likely will be for some time to come.
Building Enclosure sits down with Jay Andreas, CEO of ASI Construction, to discuss the increase in construction materials and what this means for the construction industry.
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