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 ...
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Construction and Building Professionals Now Have New Tool to Accurately CROSSWALK Real-Time Standards, Classifications for Greater Accuracy, Efficiency

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Architects, engineers, contractors, and owners now have the digital productivity and accuracy tool that brings greater levels of efficiency to each stage ...
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Minnesota enforces strict new rules for construction contractor classification

Minnesota’s new contractor rules survived a major legal challenge, leaving HR teams in construction facing stricter standards and bigger risks for worker misclassification. On October 24, 2025, the ...
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Safety Considerations and Fire Department Operations at Construction Sites

The building environments that form and shape our respective response districts pose unique challenges to the day-to-day responses of fire departments and their subsequent operations at structural ...