Sold Out Show 

When you hear SOLD OUT SHOW you usually think about rock stars, comedy acts and...

You are Building in a Seismic Zone? Read this. Part 1 of 2 

Are you building in a Seismic Zone?  If so, are you aware that there is...

I wanna get firestop right. Where do I start? Help?

If you want to ask yourself, "I wanna get firestop right, where do I start?"...

Do you have PEX on your project? Make sure this mistake isn’t happening

Welcome back to the series where we talk about “stuff we see wrong in the...

White Plastic Phone/Data Lines: What You Need to Know

If you are working on a project that involves white plastic phone/data lines, we would...

Understanding Fire Dynamics of Tall Timber Fires

This presentation is not designed for those of us in the US. However, understanding fire...

Running Plastic Sprinkler Pipes: What You Need to Know

We have blogged about running plastic sprinkler pipes in the past but it’s so easy...

New Building Codes 

Get ready NJ! The 2018 IBC, part of the New Building Codes, will be adopted...

UL Future Built Forum Intro 

January 2019 in the middle of a “Polar Vortex” I attended UL Future Built Forum—an...

Cross Laminated Timber at UL Future Built Forum – Jan 2019

Thank you to UL, FDNY & IAFF for hosting the future build forum last winter. Today I would like to...