Kee Safety Inc.’s line of Kee Rigid Anchors fall arrest systems come in five options to fit various building/roof types. Bolt-on style clamps are for structural steel. Bolt-around style bolts work on structures of steel, concrete or wood. Cast-in-place styles are for new concrete roof slabs, and epoxy adhesive styles work on concrete roof slabs. Weld-on styles are for structural steel.
Once a staple of historic handcrafted European architecture, batten seam metal roofing is reemerging as a fashionable choice in today’s construction market. Blending time-tested...
After 32 years as the director of research and engineering at the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA), W. Lee Shoemaker, Ph. D, P.E., will...
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Openings should meet the key needs of the space while minimizing obstructions and other hurdles to entry or exit from the metal building.