Planning Your Fire Escape Route in Advance President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first National Fire Prevention Week in 1925. The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)…
Understanding Fire-Related Building Terms If you’ve followed this blog very long, you have doubtless read about the fire-resistant qualities of pre-engineered metal buildings. But what…
Why Housing Wood in Wood is Not Good Look around town and you will see most home improvement centers and lumberyards choose steel buildings to…
The Importance of Plans Stamped by a Licensed Engineer Never underestimate the importance of obtaining stamped plans for a steel building. It is critical to…
Defining the Parameters for Pre-engineered Steel Buildings Ready to get started? Before choosing a metal building size, it is helpful to know a few basic…
Choosing Between Multi-Span and Clear Span Buildings We covered the many uses for a clear span steel building in our last post, but not every…
Pre-engineered Steel Buildings Create More Usable Space Are you familiar with clear span metal building kits? Steel’s incredible strength-to-weight ratio allows extremely wide, uninterrupted interior…
Health Risks Caused by the Fungus Among Us Mold spores are all around us, even when we do not see them. They stealthily creep into…
After the Storm: Disposing of the Mountains of Rubble The amount of disaster debris heaped up by tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and other natural calamities boggles…
Don’t Jump the Gun on Pouring the Slab! It is tragic how many times people make the costly blunder of pouring their metal building foundation…