When disaster strikes — a hurricane, an earthquake, a wildfire, a major storm surge — we see the impact: homes lost, critical infrastructure damaged, lives disrupted. What we often don’t see is the ...

Homeland security is a team sport. The Whole of Community doctrine recognizes that homeland security – in particular, emergency management and critical infrastructure security and resilience efforts – ...

A change is in progress statewide that will lower operating costs and save energy for new buildings in our area. Building codes generally set a minimum standard of safety and durability in new ...

Last year, the Florida Legislature passed SB 4-D with the stated purpose of safeguarding the millions of Floridians living in older multifamily buildings. Known as the Condo Safety Law, SB 4-D ...

On a cold February morning, a pair of construction workers were busy installing 10-inch PVC pipes, part of an elaborate storm drainage system for an elementary school in the heart of Pawtucket. The ...

What type of construction? You may be surprised. An important feature of a pre-incident plan is the classification of building construction. Classifying the type of building should be simple, quick ...

The following is an update from the Building Committee (PMPBC) on the Town Hall project. With all required Town Board approvals in hand and a consensus from the Board of Selectmen and Town ...