Understanding the components and the basics of a lightning protection system process enable everyone to make the appropriate assessment and recommendations for a design.

The 2024 edition of the International Building Code, will include new language that clarifies how Lightening Protection Systems (LPS) are secured to commercial roof assemblies, roof coverings, metal edge systems, and gutters.

Kelley Collins of the Lightning Protection Institute and Jennifer Morgan, Education Coordinator of the Lightning Safety Alliance (LSA), are presenting a webinar, Lightning Protection Systems: Understanding the Process for a Successful Project.

East Coast Lightning Equipment, Inc. (ECLE), the premier lightning protection manufacturer in North America, has relaunched its website at www.ecle.biz.

Fire stations not only need to provide a safe workplace for first responders and staff, but they also must remain fully functional during storms.  A properly designed, installed, and maintained lightning protection system is critically important for emergency response facilities.

Our Summer 2022 edition contains various technical articles describing the challenges of designing buildings for severe weather, and much more.

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.

Michael Chusid, of Woodland Hills, California, passed away on Monday, May 2, of natural causes. A true mensch, he had a huge heart - greeting everyone he met with kindness and compassion - and an insatiable curiosity about the world around him.