The latest ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures standard contains some notable changes. “Structural engineers should be aware of significant ...

You should calculate how much snow your roof can hold—and then watch for warning signs after a big snowfall. Most roofs constructed after modern regulations were passed in the U.S. in 1988 are built ...

FARGO - Don't rush to shovel snow off your roof. "Most roofs are designed to handle the snow load of a typical winter," North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer Ken ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- As the owner of several historic buildings in Yakima, Joe Mann might worry about the snow piling up on all those expansive flat roofs. Or not. Mann isn’t concerned at this point, he ...

Recent roof collapses illustrate the danger that accumulating snow and ice can pose on buildings not constructed to withstand that load. Most central Pennsylvania roofs, if built correctly, should ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KTXL) — After multiple winter storms have ...

The Kootenai County Commission voted Thursday to reduce the requirement for how much snow the roof of a mobile or manufactured home can hold to comply with federal rules. Currently the county requires ...

FAIRBANKS — The snow load on Fairbanks roofs is now about 60 percent of the weight new buildings are designed to withstand, but as last week’s events demonstrated, some older buildings can collapse ...

Fairbanks’ snow load is weighing in slightly above average for this time a year, according to the city’s building department. Christoph Falke, building official at the city, said the current snow load ...

PORTSMOUTH — City Department of Public Works crews will conduct snow load out operations to clear streets and improve safety following the weekend blizzard on the night of Tuesday, Feb. 1. The ...