If a penetration is coordinated, detailed, and installed properly, it will achieve its desired result without creating unintended performance issues.

While modernizing facilities, it’s important to remember that service looks different in every market. First responders need well-equipped buildings that will allow them to assist the community with any challenges or natural disasters they may frequently experience.

As natural disasters continue to impact communities all around the world, it’s crucial that buildings are able to withstand unpredictable environments. Inspections will only become more relevant and constant over the next several years as communities respond to the dire consequences of lax building safety protocols.

With extreme storms like this becoming increasingly routine each year, it’s growing more important for building professionals in storm-prone areas to adapt their projects to consider when, rather than if, severe weather strikes.

The Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Institute, a $221 million, 265,000-square-foot facility that opened its doors in October 2021, is designed to anchor a bold new initiative that unites private and public resources in the quest for individualized medicine.

Enjoy some top tips on how to best collaborate with your local building department to make sure properties where we live, work, play and learn comply with all local building safety and zoning regulations.

How we design facilities is of the utmost importance to our industry. A strong understanding of what type of building you're designing is important to ensure the facility is able to perform properly and is suitable for the end-use. A poorly designed building will not be able to serve its users, nor will it be able to function effectively.

Overflow drainage scuppers are typically holes with no downspout or other intricate designs and can be used with roof drains or with primary drainage roof scuppers.