JRH Blog Posts

Sep 12, 20191 min read

AWC: Proposed PCWP Rule Recognizes Investments in Emission Reductions

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council (AWC) President & CEO Robert Glowinski issued the following statement regarding the Environmental...

Sep 12, 20191 min read

How Architects Create Emotional Connections: Experiential Designs by three Raise the Bar

DALLAS – “Architecture evokes emotion,” is the message and basis for the streak of successful architectural works created by the...

Sep 12, 20191 min read

5-over-2 Podium Design: Path to Code Acceptance

By Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks – Wood Products Council Nationwide, there has been an increase in the demand for multi-story mixed-use...

Sep 12, 20191 min read

The ‘Building in a Bag’

Inflatable concrete shelters are a good fit across a broad spectrum of applications. By Thomas Goodall It is hard to imagine a...

Aug 29, 20191 min read

Water Intake Structures

A device or a structure that is constructed at the water source for drawing water from the source and conveying to the other components...

Aug 29, 20191 min read

Types of Foundation

Every structures are provide with foundation at the base to fulfill the following objectives and purposes: To distribute the load of the...

Aug 29, 20191 min read

The Earthquake-Proof Building That Is Built to Collapse

The Brilliant Idea: A replaceable, building-wide system to help hospitals, apartment buildings and office towers survive severe seismic...

Aug 29, 20191 min read

FIRE RESISTING PROPERTIES OF COMMON BUILDING MATERIALS

Aug 15, 20191 min read

Stormwater Innovation

smartPOND takes passive stormwater controls and gives them brains, allowing for either pre-programmed stormwater pond management that...

May 31, 20191 min read

Toxic Accidents Waiting to Happen Threaten Waterways

It's like watching a bad horror movie: You know something awful is about to happen, and the only questions are when, where and how bad it...