As the 2026 construction and maintenance season kicks off, the full weight of the ASCE 7-22 code update is now bearing down on structural fabricators and procurement teams. The shift from older 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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 24—Building officials in Anchorage have issued new guidance to residential and commercial building owners advising them to ...

IBC Solar AG, one of the world’s leading system integrators for photovoltaics (PV), presents the new PV module frame reinforcement system IBC FrameFix for installations in heavy-snow regions. Designed ...

Trina Solar has successfully completed non-uniform snow-load testing at the CGC East China PV Testing Center with its new-generation Vertex 670W modules. Results demonstrated that the critical ...

General Roofing Co. employee Nevada Hansen shovels a path out on an office building's roof on Business Park Boulevard in Anchorage on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. A different crew was clearing snow off the ...

The Fire Service in the Midwest has noted an increase in roof overloading scenarios due to the significant amount of snowfall in the past months. With this, there has also been an increase in ...