The Anatomy of Workshop Safety
If you’re a passionate woodworker, the workshop is a second home–its tools are old companions and the time you’ve spent there makes for fond memories. But accidents can still happen even with this level of familiarity. In fact, the Woodworkers Guild of America reports that over 60,000 workshop injuries occur each year. Since many of these accidents are caused by standard workshop tools, one wonders how big a role safety refresher courses could have played in preventing them.
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5 Benefits of Rain Screen Systems
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Sustainable Building: Why Wood is Our Most Valuable Resource
In some small way, each of us knows the value of wood as a resource. In fact, we use it every day–it heats our homes, makes our stationery, lines our floors. But in spite of all of its uses, wood is still a taboo material where building is concerned. Instead, we use concrete and steel in the hopes that our buildings (which are often our biggest investments) will remain strong and stable.
We tell ourselves that wood is too weak to sustain anything more than a few stories; that it’ll succumb to any number of elements–fire, water, you name it. But is any of this really true? While we prompt each other to “save the trees†and find ways to eliminate wood from our construction processes, others are using this resource to develop and maintain sustainable building practices that will help us all in the long run.
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3 Building Code Tests Explained
Constructing a building is no easy task. Not only are there design, maintenance, and functionality logistics to be aware of, but safety is most certainly a top concern. To ensure a building’s safety and durability, architects are tasked with designing a structure that meets the minimum safety and structural standards as dictated by local building codes. This means that the intended plan and design should incorporate approved structural specifications and building materials.
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