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| Hurricane Hiatus: Will U.S. Luck Run Out This Year? With the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season underway, the United States is enjoying two record streaks for a lack of hurricanes: It's been nine years since the last hit from a "major" hurricane and also nine years since a hurricane of any sort hit Florida, traditionally the most hurricane-prone state in the nation. Both streaks began on Oct. 24, 2005, when Category 3 Hurricane Wilma slammed into southwest Florida with 120-mph winds. "This is the longest period on record with no major hurricane landfalls since 1878, when reliable landfall records began," says Colorado State University meteorologist and hurricane expert Phil Klotzbach. One explanation for the hiatus in major hurricanes: "Luck, and it will run out," says Dennis Feltgen, a spokesman with the National Hurricane Center in Miami. "Luck has certainly played a role," agrees Klotzbach. Also, steering currents have helped guide storms out to sea, he says. "We have tended to have a trough of low pressure along the East Coast of the U.S. during the past eight years, which has helped steer storms away from the mainland." Continue reading story |
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| Health, Safety, and Welfare Also Includes Building Performance Hanley Wood Sustainability Council members Steven Winter, FAIA, and Maureen Guttman, AIA, discuss the role of incentives and regulations in moving high-performance building into mainstream practice. Read more |
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| The Flammability of a Storage Commodity As storage facilities continue to grow larger and taller, the practicality of large-scale testing for all possible scenarios has become increasingly impractical. This article presents the results of a study, funded by the SFPE Educational and Scientific Research Foundation, that sought to develop a method to ascertain the flammability (including burning rate, flame spread rate, etc.) of a mixed warehouse commodity. Read more |
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| Setting a Standard in Building Information Modeling The United States is behind in embracing national BIM guidelines. Here's a look at the industry leaders who are trying to effect change and why architects should care. Read more |
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| Health Is Not a Building Typology Designing for health is different from healthcare design. The AIA, with a guest appearance by the Acting U.S. Surgeon General, examines why all building professionals should also consider themselves to be public health workers. Read more |
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