For hsi latest Construction Concerns, Gregory Havel looks at these building systems created in the 1970s for conserving energy in unoccupied spaces in buildings.
In Part 2 of his series, Gregory Havel returns to examine the spread of rapid fire growth in buildings with surfaces that are highly combustible or ignitable.
The fact that we already have many buildings with the potential to become another Grenfell Tower should not stop us from preventing the addition of more buildings to that number. Greg Havel discusses materials testing.
Just because there are many buildings with the potential to become the next Grenfell Tower should not stop us from preventing this from happening again, writes Gregory Havel.
In his new Construction Concerns, Gregory Havel looks at the importance of building managers maintaining a clean job site for the benefit of responding firefighters.
Wood-concrete composite floors are especially hazardous to emergency responders when there is a fire below the floor, exposing and burning away the structural support for the concrete, writes Gregory Havel.
In his new "Construction Concerns," Gregory Havel examines these materials that architects and engineers often use
to achieve greater strength using less material, saving space inside the
building and often reducing cost.
In his new Construction Concerns, Gregory Havel looks at these common but vital building features that may become the source of a problems for responding firefighters.