The safety of a product is becoming more important in the design process. Safety regulations and certifications have pushed safety considerations earlier into the design process. "When I started in ...

In the transition to lower-GWP refrigerants, specifying engineers and contractors play an essential role in helping retailers make next-generation equipment decisions. Among the emerging alternatives, ...

It’s commonly known that products need to be tested before they’re available for use. Across all industries, different mechanical components and materials need to undergo rigorous testing to ensure ...

The awareness of the positive impact safety professionals can have on design seems to have eluded engineers, myself included, in years past. For me, the problem became most apparent when I was thrust ...

Increased international co-operation, harmonisation of legal and regulatory aspects, and a holistic approach for safety, security and safeguards in the design of small modular reactors (SMRs) were ...

Is your school or district currently considering new construction or extensive renovations to one or multiple schools? If so, you’re not alone. Some districts undertaking new construction or heavy ...

When designing lighting layouts in a petrochemical plant, there are many criteria the designer must look at. Among the basic safety considerations are: 1) What are the minimum required footcandle ...

Several structural design considerations should be taken into account for economical and efficient welding. Many of these apply to other joining methods, and all apply to both subassemblies and the ...

Even before the pandemic, the traditional American office building was on life support. Now, real estate developers across the country are reinventing existing properties, often converting them into ...

There is a growing trend toward electrification of virtually all systems that can be electrified, and that inevitably calls for generating actionable intelligence of these systems. To achieve the ...