Building owners have a responsibility to protect people who venture on their roofs, according to OSHA. OSHA prescribed certain safety requirements that were introduced in January 2017. Among them are ...

Michelle draws on her forensic engineering background to analyze how the building code, drainage design, wind‑uplift, and transition detailing drive the failure modes highlighted in this paper, ...

Many large, commercial, low-rise buildings such as warehouses, big box retail stores, agriculture structures, aviation facilities, etc. often don’t benefit from steeply-sloped roofs the way residences ...