My early mentor had a saying that resonated with me — “Avoid Wishful Thinking.” I’ve found that advice has served me well over the course of my 30-year (and still going) career. Living by that credo ...
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has reported that results from a series of four fire resistance tests conducted this month on composite concrete-steel ...
The American Wood Council recently released a new publication for fire design of wood members, assemblies, and connections to meet code requirements. Since 2001, the National Design Specification for ...