Data center volatility, batteries and the electric grid’s new reality

Amanda Simonian leads strategic marketing and communications for TerraFlow Energy, a Texas-based developer of long-duration energy storage solutions. I spent most of September on the road, from RE+ in Las Vegas to Climate Week NYC, Houston Energy and Climate Week and Data Center World Power in San Antonio. Four different audiences, four very different rooms, […]

Seismic strengthening of existing RC beam‐column joints by wing walls – Li – 2017 – Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics

As shown in Figure 12, a temporary design for the wing walls was developed mainly according to the provisions in the Japanese guidelines for retrofitting RC buildings 19 describing wing walls used for strengthening columns. Strength validation was conducted to confirm the sufficiency of the strengthening by the temporary design. 4.1 Strength evaluation for benchmark specimen […]

How Commercial Caulking Plays a Fundamental Role in Property Safety and Building Code Compliance

If you own a commercial property, you know that among your many responsibilities, you must keep your building safe and up to code. Professional caulking can help you in that endeavor. When your building is sealed properly, it’s protected from getting damaged while also making sure that you are in line with local building regulations. […]