What if your building could adjust window shading based on the weather forecast, address an impending equipment failure or check in visitors, all without human intervention? Thanks to advances in ...

Following-up on last month's quick review of the five basic types of building construction, according to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction ...

Open and inviting are not the first words used to describe public safety facilities. Yet, of the many services public safety buildings provide, one of the most visible in the community is the lobby ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

What type of construction? You may be surprised. An important feature of a pre-incident plan is the classification of building construction. Classifying the type of building should be simple, quick ...