Does the hood mount to the header? Is there enough room to add additional supports given the amount of steel already above a typical opening?

While tornadoes and hurricanes are scary and their destruction is expensive, the process of protecting children from them doesn’t have to be. This ebook will help school officials understand how safe rooms are constructed, what options are out there, and how to secure funding to help offset the cost of protecting young lives.

2019 seems like an overactive season, not only for the number of tornadoes but also where they are occurring. Currently, there have been about 1,000 tornadoes reported across the nation - usually, there are 200 fewer by this time. For the last week of May, there have been over 200 tornadoes in 13 days as well as 12 consecutive days with eight or more tornado sightings, beating a record set in 1980.

In American public schools, it’s now considered a best practice to have a written protocol in place for how to proceed if a shooter opens fire on school grounds or inside school walls. But for architects who design schools, the planning starts much earlier, before the first brick is laid.

It is a sad reality that as time passes tornadoes will continue to wreak havoc on communities – FEMA P-361 and ICC 500 standards were both created to provide guidelines and requirements to promote life safety during these unfortunate events.

When determining security needs for large corporations, industries and institutions, one aspect that often gets overlooked is the parking facility security needs. Security grilles are a perfect solution to help increase safety at all times.

When choosing the correct fire door solutions, there are more than 300 different fire codes and standards from the National Fire Protection Association to take into consideration. The main aspects that codes usually focus on are building materials, finishes, exterior materials.

This time of year, no team is busier than the North Pole elves. Recently, the elves inquired if something could be done to combat the swift gust of arctic air flowing into the facility.