Regardless of the material specified for use as your weather-resistant barrier (also known as WRB, building wrap or house wrap), proper installation is critical in order for the WRB to work as ...

Yale University's new $52.6 million sculpture building and gallery has been described by its architect, Stephen Kieran, as a “very simple” building. But Kieran, a partner at Philadelphia-based ...

For the sake of discussion, let’s say you’re building a simple set of stairs for a deck, basement access, or up to an attic. You’ll just be using 2-by-12s for both the stringers and the treads. This ...

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 ...