Items Tagged with 'severe weather'

Twin earthquakes kill over 1,450 in Venezuela. International rescue teams, including U.S. personnel, search collapsed buildings as the humanitarian crisis deepens.

Illinois has already recorded more tornadoes in 2026 than in any previous year on record, underscoring the need for architects, engineers, developers and building owners to rethink how structures are designed to withstand increasingly severe weather events.

Building codes and ratings help to define minimal levels of performance for commercial and industrial roof systems, but building owners and operators can exceed these baseline standards with higher-performing options.

The American Institute of Architects has sent a letter to the governors of all 55 U.S. states and territories urging them to engage architects trained in disaster assistance to strengthen community resilience, improve emergency planning, and bolster preparedness before the next storm strikes.

Many lessons can be drawn from recent severe weather events in 2025, yielding actionable design recommendations for building envelopes.

Analysis of federally declared disasters highlights geographic disparities in disaster risk.

Moisture failures in cold climates rarely start with the materials themselves. Foam and fiberglass can fail, but in practice the bigger issue is how the building operates as a system.

Serge Ferrari Group announced that the multi-million-dollar roof replacement at Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, will feature the company’s Tenseo Xtrem GF 7000, a high-performance fiberglass composite membrane.

Severe weather events are on the rise throughout North America, posing a threat to the operational security of any building. Learn how high-performance roof systems can better protect your operations from costly weather damage.

METALCON, taking place October 21-23 in Las Vegas, offers educational opportunities for builders, contractors, architects, engineers, installers and roofers, all focused on improving building techniques, material performance and system resilience in the face of increasingly severe weather events.