This is the second course in a series of five courses on fire safety in buildings. Each part may be taken as an individual course. This part...
"The architect's ultimate concern is to provide an acceptable level of building resistance to wind forces."
—from the monograph
To misjudge the effect...
Green building is "the most successful environmental movement of our time," according to James Hartzfeld, former chairman of the US Green Building...
"Designing sustainably offers me the possibility to celebrate the continual renewal of life by creating in ways that honor both human purpose and the...
"The shock of the occasional failure brings us to our senses and forces us to reevaluate our conduct."
—Robert A. Rubin and Lisa A. Banick, "The Hyatt...