Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 24—Building officials in Anchorage have issued new guidance to residential and commercial building owners advising them to ...

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The assessment of snow loads for structural design is fundamental to the safety and resilience of the built environment in regions subject to seasonal snowfall. Recent shifts in temperature and ...

IBC Solar AG, one of the world’s leading system integrators for photovoltaics (PV), presents the new PV module frame reinforcement system IBC FrameFix for installations in heavy-snow regions. Designed ...

Due to the recent heavy snowfall, there is reason to have concern over heavy snow loads on farm buildings. There have been several reports of farm buildings going down in St. Croix, Pepin, Buffalo and ...

After rounds of snow, your home may look like it’s being buried in snow, but when should you begin to worry? Snow can weigh upwards of over 50 lbs per cubic foot (approximately 30 cubic ...

Trina Solar has successfully completed non-uniform snow-load testing at the CGC East China PV Testing Center with its new-generation Vertex 670W modules. Results demonstrated that the critical ...

The latest ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures standard contains some notable changes. “Structural engineers should be aware of significant ...

While all of the recent snow fall has caused major problems with roof leaks from ice dams, I’ve also started hearing from a lot of homeowners who are concerned about how much snow their roof can hold.