How Commercial Roofing Systems Are Structured Across Different Building Types

Every commercial roof has to match the building it sits on. Structure, usage, and environment all play a role in how ...
Firehouse

Buildings On Fire: Building Anatomy: Types and Classifications

Today’s evolving fireground demands a greater understanding of buildings, occupancy risk profiling (ORP) and building anatomy by all companies operating on the fireground. The identification, ...
Firefighter Nation

A Quick Review of Type 3 Construction & Associated Fire Danger

In last month’s column (FireRescue, August 2009, “Warning Signs,” p. 116), I discussed two fundamental subjects that every fire department should cover in its training programs: fire behavior and ...
Bisnow

'All Modular Is Not Created Equal': The Misconceptions Of Off-Site Building Types

Off-site building components, whether mass timber, storage containers or the various types of modular units, can be beneficial to getting projects done, but using them properly means understanding ...
Firehouse

Past installments of this series introduced the strategic classification of building construction. Ordered strategically, based on perceived fire resistance, the five basic ...

Because a Type IV building is more robust and thus more fire resistive — strategically — than a leaner Type III building, they are listed out of order numerically. The August 2009 installment ...