Firehouse

The "Anatomy & Physiology" Of the Structural Fireground

What type of construction? You may be surprised. An important feature of a pre-incident plan is the classification of building construction. Classifying the type of building should be simple, quick ...
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 ...
akm

Updated the classifier of building resources

The Ministry of Construction of Russia, together with the FAA Glavgosexpertiza of Russia, updates the classifier of building resources on a regular systematic basis. The classification of building ...
The New York Times

BUILDING IN THIS CITY.; The Year's Work Number and Classification of New Buildings.

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