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Happy news! Our new paper (Evaluation of Defects Incidence and Severity on Building Façade: A Case Study) on the 16th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components #DBMC2023

Interested in the latest on risk analysis for ship-bridge collisions? Don't miss the presentation by industry leaders at Moffatt & Nichol. Gain valuable insights into protecting our critical infrastructure. #maritime #engineering #infrastructure #riskmanagement

Looking for more information about the history of your project site? The Sanborn map collection consists of a uniform series of large-scale, building level maps, dating from 1867 to the present which depict the commercial, industrial, and residential sections of some twelve thousand cities and towns in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The maps were designed to assist fire insurance agents in determining the degree of hazard associated with a particular property and therefore show the size, shape, and construction of dwellings, commercial buildings, and factories as well as fire walls, locations of windows and doors, sprinkler systems, and types of roofs. The maps also indicate widths and names of streets, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers. They show the locations of water mains, giving their dimensions, and of fire alarm boxes and hydrants. Sanborn maps are thus an unrivaled source of information for their time about the structure and use of buildings in American cities. #construction #existingconditions #planning #architecture #engineering #planning #building #environment #utilities #infrastructure #gpr #geophysics

This webinar is a special one - it features two of our student research grant recipients! It's FREE and you get a PDH credit. Sounds to good to be true, but it's for real! Can't attend? It will be recorded. #fireengineering #firescience #fireprotection #firesafety #sustainabilty

NAIOP's Kathryn Hamilton, CAE, wrote an informative recap in Development Magazine about the Industrial Outdoor Storage panel moderated by Matthew Goelzer, AIA, LEED AP at I.CON West. If you weren't able to make the event, check out "Industrial Outdoor Storage: Tips for Making these Unique Sites Succeed" here. https://lnkd.in/gYh2NNN6 _____________________________________________________________________________ #Industrial #storage #mg2design

Telgian Engineering & Consulting Chief Engineering Officer Tracey Bellamy, PE, CFPS, CWBSP recently sat down with author Jeff Pitts to discuss prescriptive vs. performance-based design solutions for fire protection in Architectural Products magazine. The article, “New Approach to Meeting Egress Needs in Retrofit Projects,” explores circumstances that call for a performance-based approach, as well when a qualified fire protection engineer can potentially find “a better way.” Read the article in its entirety here: https://lnkd.in/g9AxuXrm   #Telgian #TelgianEngineering #fireprotection #fireprotectionengineering 

How did the 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧’𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 bring about the need for creosote-treated wood for modern infrastructure? England viewed its conflict with a revolutionary France as an existential “threat to European civilization,” and relied heavily on the British Royal Navy for survival. However, “decay [and attack from ship-worms] in the timbers of their ships was taking a heavier toll of both her fighting and her cargo vessels than all of her enemies combined.” The director general of the British Navy’s medical department himself got involved in wood preservation science, 𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧 1838. The use of 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐥-𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 was patented in 1836 by Franz Moll, and two years later John Bethell created a “pressure impregnation process” which enabled creosote to be much more effectively applied to timber. Known as the Bethell Process, or “full-cell” process, John Bethell’s 1838 innovation quickly became the 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲. In the latter half of the 19th century, American industrialists adopted the technologies that had been pioneered in England. Rather than wartime and naval battles, in America demand for wood preservation was driven by the emerging railroad industry. Want to learn more? Check out our article about the role the Bethell Process played in industrial development from Europe to the Americas. Link in the comments ... 👇 👇

This morning my two good colleagues Nicolai Skovsager Bang-Lauritsen and Søren Rud Pedersen delivered a compelling “product showcase presentation” at the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) conference in Copenhagen, highlighting why ROCKWOOL’s insulation has been the preferred choice for passive fire protection in some of the world’s largest wooden structures. An additional important focus of the session was the impending challenge with the large role out of PV installations on roofs. PV installations are a key technology in the green transition and no doubt they are best placed on the large roof areas found on e.g. logistic and storage warehouses, when they are prepared for it! However, several critical considerations must be addressed when selecting solutions and materials for these rooftops: 1. The emergence of a new ignition hazard from the exterior of the roof 2. The impact of PV panels on fire dynamics     3. Ensuring the roof’s resilience against fires originating from an outside sources. 4. Understanding how the presence of PV panels affect the firefighting operation in the event of a fire. For further insights on determining when a roof is ready for PV panels, refer to our guideline on Solar panels (https://lnkd.in/dFpeDvKu). ROCKWOOL Group; Maria Damm Jensen; Grunde Jomaas; Roger Peeters; Caterina Rocca; Torkel Weringsaasen

Labyrinth weir installed at Isabella Dam designed at Utah State University. The new emergency spillway installed at Isabella Dam in California is a unique labyrinth weir design developed at the Utah Water Research Laboratory at Utah State University. The concept answers a fundamental question: How do you maximize the length of a line that fits inside a confined space? Options are to fold the line into a zigzag or curve the http://ow.ly/hO6K1059JLN

Design for deconstruction refers to the importance of considering deconstruction as the end-of-life scenario in the design stage of structures. My master's thesis aims to define the existing challenges and opportunities in the deconstruction of timber structures by the study of cases in which dis- and re-assembly are done. The study also aims to measure deconstructability by developing an indicator system for design for deconstruction of volumetric timber structures based on design for disassembly principles existing in ISO - International Organization for Standardization ISO 20887:2020 and the practical principles of the case studies. Luleå University of Technology RISE Research Institutes of Sweden You can find more about it in my report at: https://lnkd.in/exxaHJku