One of the biggest challenges firefighters face involves tailoring their tactics to the ever-changing construction industry. Often, materials used, especially on rooftops, pose specific challenges ...

A well-maintained commercial flat roof is crucial for protecting your building and the business inside it. However, the nature of flat roofing — whether made from modified bitumen, polyvinyl chloride ...

A prototype for an ultra-thin, sinuous concrete roof using innovative design and fabrication methods has been designed and built by researchers from the ETH Zürich. The shell is part of a roof-top ...

Materials researchers from the Block Research Group at the ETH Zurich, together with architects supermanoeuvre, have revealed a prototype for an ultra-thin, sinuous concrete roof system with an ...

Many fire departments assign a team of firefighters to roof operations at structural fires. When news cameras are on scene, firefighters can be seen working hard atop the burning building’s roof.

Swedish Hospital and Medical Office Building, Issaquah, Wash., is a 600,000-sf campus developed by Hammes Company, with architect Collins Woerman and contractor Sellen Construction leading the ...