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 ...

Natick receives significant annual snowfall that accumulates rapidly on flat rooftop deck surfaces with limited drainage and no pitch to shed snow loads. Unlike ground-level decks, rooftop structures ...

This story has been updated to note Thane Road is closing at 6 p.m. Friday. The record snowfall is over, but the heavy lifting and danger of it remains — and may get much worse with heavy rain ...

FAIRBANKS — The snow load on Fairbanks roofs is now about 60 percent of the weight new buildings are designed to withstand, but as last week’s events demonstrated, some older buildings can collapse ...

The roof of the Memorial Auditorium of Concordia College in Minnesota will undergo a complete structural analysis because it was built to 1946 codes and may not be able to accommodate uneven snow ...

When the roof disappears under a thick blanket of snow, burying the solar panels beneath it, homeowners might wonder if they need to take action. Can the solar panels be damaged, and do they need to ...