As the 2022 hurricane season begins, cities such as Lake Charles, La., are still recovering from and repairing major damage caused by unprecedented back-to-back storms in 2020 and 2021.
Federal officials call for changes to national pipeline regulations a little more than a year after the September 2018 natural gas explosions and fires north of Boston and just days before another leak hit the area.
Engineers and architects have the responsibility to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public. Until building codes adapt, building professionals must seriously consider integrating passive design into their projects to ensure occupant safety during extreme weather events.