ASME B30.23-2022: Personnel Lifting Systems
Some worksites require personnel to operate at heights unreachable by their natural limitations. Technology providing this accessibility hasn’t always assured the safety of its users….
ANSI A137.1:2022 – Standard Specifications For Ceramic Tile
The standard for ceramic tile, ANSI A137.1:2022 – American National Standard Specifications For Ceramic Tile, covers quality criteria useful for buyers, specifiers, installers, manufacturers, and…
Net-Zero Homes: Designing for Maximum Energy Efficiency
As climate change and environmental awareness rise to the forefront of the public consciousness, energy efficiency becomes a goal that many strive for in building…
How Rising UV Levels Impact Homes & Construction Materials
Most people are all too familiar with the pain of a sunburn after a long day outside. However, not as many people realize that their…
Wind Tunnel Testing, ASCE/SEI 49-2021
What Are Wind Tunnels? Any city person knows the feeling: you’re walking down a calm street, but, after turning onto another block, you feel a…
ASME B30.9-2021: Slings
The sling, like many other technologies, has roots in warfare. Constructed in various forms since the dawn of civilization, slings were archaic missile launchers, firing…
ASCE/SEI 7-2022: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings
Among the many considerations for ensuring effective building design and construction, there are loads, or forces or other actions that result from the weight of…
Portland Cement-Based Plaster and Stucco Specifications
Numerous ASTM International standards detail the specifications for portland cement-based plaster and stucco. About Stucco Today, stucco is valued for masonry, as the plaster allows…
ASME B30.5-2021: Mobile and Locomotive Cranes
If you examine many devices actively utilized in construction operations, you will see, while perfected with centuries of innovation and a comprehension of modern physics,…