FRSA - 100 Years Strong - February 2022
Mon, Feb 14, 2022
Throughout 2022, this column will recap some of FRSA’s rich history, through accounts from minutes and a published book called FRSA The First Half Century. Read More
ASCE 7-16
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
Does ASCE 7-16 really change everything? Obviously, ASCE 7-16 doesn’t change everything. But it does change almost everything about how we attach roof coverings. More specifically, it changes the uplift (or negative pressures –referred to as "pressur... Read More
FRSA Helps Clarify the 25% Rule
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
At the beginning of the year, after the adoption of the Florida Building Code (FBC) 7th Edition (2020), a fellow codes professional called me to voice a concern about an inadvertent deletion during a renumbering of Chapters 4, 5 and 6 in the FBC 7th ... Read More
Roof Assemblies - Significant Changes in Roofing Requirements - BASF
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
The 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code includes several key changes to the requirements for roof assemblies. Many changes strengthen the code to improve the resistance of wind and water infiltration damage. Several of the changes apply to both ... Read More
The Tin Knocker - A Dying Trade - January 2022
Thu, Jan 27, 2022
Originally, sheet metal workers were called “smiths” and there were different kinds of smiths – most likely, the first were the gold and silversmiths who date back several thousand years. Read More
