As buildings grow taller and taller around the world, especially in seismically active and cyclone-prone areas, dynamic modification devices, such as dampers, are becoming more common in the fight to ...

Keeping buildings safe from the threat of fire is a responsibility we all share as fire code inspectors, fire and smoke damper inspectors, building owners, and facility managers. Our overriding goal ...

The structural safety of the buildings we live and work in is not something that many of us think about. In the event of an earthquake, how protected are you, your family, and your belongings from the ...

These two new damper actuators offer a small footprint along with high torque performance, says the company. The new OpenAir actuators — the GMA 62-lb-in. spring-return actuator and the GEB 132-lb-in.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors hopes that the last major piece of construction is almost complete on the county’s new Law Enforcement Center. A fire damper system was ...

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) said on the 2nd that it has developed a "stiffness-adjustable tuned mass damper (TMD) technology" that can be easily installed ...

Bathroom exhaust fans are the most common way to properly ventilate and control moisture in residential bathrooms. Along with providing effective ventilation, bath fans with a ceiling radiation damper ...