The stock of commercial buildings in the U.S. is vast and aging. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) 2018 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) estimates that 5.9 ...

Control performance assessment and monitoring represent a critical discipline in modern engineering, pivotal in ensuring that industrial and building systems operate at peak efficiency. At its core, ...

BuildingAdvice is a Web-enabled system of networked sensors and software to quickly rate the energy performance of commercial buildings, identify opportunities for reducing energy costs and improving ...

The work of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory is of the highest technical quality. It compares very favorably with work being done in similar research institutions around the world, with some ...

Disasters cause incredible damage and destruction to infrastructure, particularly in the housing sector. To respond to these events and to mitigate potential damage in future events, practitioners and ...

The National Fire Protection Agency’s newly-released active shooter guidance gives 21 characteristics of facilities that officials should include in any building risk assessment checklist. The NFPA ...

Further, activities, assignments and separate assessments can all serve a variety of these purposes. For example, a group research project may proceed by stages in which students are given feedback ...

Building damage assessment using remote sensing techniques has become a pivotal tool in disaster management and urban planning. By harnessing high-resolution satellite imagery, unmanned aerial vehicle ...

The primary activities within the Measurement Science for Disaster-Resilient Structures and Communities Strategic Priority Area relate to earthquake engineering and the performance of structures under ...