Enhancing community safety: Effective wildfire mitigation and building practices

By Tony Crimi, P. Eng., MASc. and Antoine Habellion, P.Eng., M.Eng. Photos courtesy ROCKWOOL North America In recent years, wildfire incidents such as the Camp (2018), Eaton (2025), Palisades (2025), and Tubbs Fires (2017) in California, which are collectively the four most destructive fires in the state’s history, have tragically claimed lives and destroyed thousands […]

Expansion Joint Training at Gillette Stadium · Sika Emseal

Connecting Expansion Joint Calculations to Field Conditions Throughout the walkthrough, team members measured joint widths, assessed field conditions, and discussed how much movement those gaps should accommodate. Engineers typically begin expansion joint design with the thermal expansion formula: ΔL = α × L × ΔT Where:α = coefficient of thermal expansion (concrete ≈ 10×10⁻⁶ /°C)L […]

Critical Questions to Ask Before Your Next Technology Investment

Over the past three to five years, the number of new technology opportunities for AEC has skyrocketed. There are more construction technology startups and VCs than ever before. Incumbents are also updating and augmenting their products to keep pace with the latest trends. AEC SMEs have many options; the question is which investments make the […]