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Design guide offers details on rain loads and ponding on roofs

The American Institute of Steel Construction and the Steel Joist Institute recently released a comprehensive roof design guide addressing rain loads and ponding. Design Guide 40, Rain Loads and Ponding provides guidance for designing roof systems to avoid or resist water accumulation and any resulting instability.


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Office Buildings | Aug 16, 2020

AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson to keynote BD+C "ProCONNECT Office/Workplace," Sept. 24-25

Kenneth D. Simonson, Chief Economist of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), will…
Multifamily Housing | Jul 31, 2020

Railings manufacturer VistaPro launches its new website

VistaPro Architectural Railing Solutions launches new website.

Products and Materials | May 1, 2020

Introducing DriftReady Stairs

PRODUCT OF THE MONTH: DriftReady Stairs’ patent-pending connectors keep stairs stable at rest, yet flexible when a building moves, accommodating seismic movement and interstory drift.

Multifamily Housing | Apr 23, 2020

Tankless water heaters: 12 things to know about these energy savers for multifamily housing

Twelve factors to consider in using tankless water heaters in multifamily housing.

Products and Materials | Mar 24, 2020

Viewrail announces expanded line of glass railing

The line can be used for indoor or outdoor locations.

 

Multifamily Housing | Feb 12, 2020

4 products for your next multifamily project

These new products can help improve any new multifamily project.

75 Top Building Products | Dec 16, 2019

101 Top Products for 2019

Building Design+Construction readers and editors select their top building products for the past 12 months in the fourth-annual 101 Top Products report.

75 Top Building Products | Dec 16, 2019

Top Building Systems Products for 2019

FabricAir’s ceiling-hung fabric duct and Ellumi Lighting’s bacteria-killing lights are among the 13 new building systems products to make Building Design+Construction's 2019 101 Top Products report.

75 Top Building Products | Dec 12, 2019

Top Building Envelope Products for 2019

Sto's beetle-inspired exterior coating and Dörken Systems' UV-resistant vapor-permeable barrier are among the 28 new building envelope products to make Building Design+Construction's 2019 101 Top Products report. 

Products and Materials | Feb 26, 2019

BD+C's February Products at Work

These 6 products solved tricky problems on job sites.

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