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Structural Assessment of Fire Damaged Wood Structures
EVstudio’s forensic engineering services include Structural Assessment of Fire Damaged Wood Structures. We have provided observations and repair recommendations for many residential wood structures damaged by fire. We work with insurance companies and contractors to clearly identify the damaged areas, provide repair recommendations and observe the completed work. If you need reliable, efficient and a [...]
Women In Design Event was Very Well Attended!
Last week, I had the privilege of being one of the eight speakers at the fall 8×8 Event for Women In Design entitled “Designing with the Elements” at the Flower Garage in Denver. The entire event was very well put together and although I did not actually count the number of attendees, the event was [...]
Fire Protection Ponds – Water Storage
Another one of our Jefferson County, Colorado Grading Permit projects is almost finished with construction. This particular client came to us last year and wanted us to design a fire protection pond that would ultimately provide the required water storage volume to provide fire protection to future residential lots that they plan to develop. The [...]
Gypsum Association 2009 Fire Resistance Manual
My favorite resource for determining gypsum assemblies for fire protection is the GA Manual. The 2009 manual is now available online. It sorts fire assemblies by the location of the assembly and then by the number of hours each one provides. It also provides STC ratings. The Gypsum Association has returned to the single PDF [...]
Portable Fire Extinguishers in the International Fire Code
The required locations for portable fire extinguishers are listed in the International Fire Code. It specifies both the spaces that are always required to have an extinguisher in the room and the number of extinguishers that you must have in the building. In Group A, B and E occupancies that are have quick response sprinklers, [...]
EVstudio Designing a Replacement for a Fire Damaged Home
We picked up a new project today for a client who owns a property in Conifer that caught on fire a few months ago. We are going to be able to reuse a number of the building elements including the foundation walls and a couple of the walls that were not damaged. The interesting thing [...]
Opening Protection and Fire Rating in Garages – Requirements for the Door and Gypsum Board
The International Residential Code specifies how garages must be separated from dwelling units in residential construction. There are rules for openings (doors), for penetrations and for gypsum board in the wall assemblies. First, you cannot have a door directly from a garage into a room used for sleeping. Where you are allowed to have doors [...]
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