According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), there are an average each year of 15,970 home structure fires involving a clothes dryer or washing machine. The vast majority of these fires (92%) involved clothes dryers. These fires caused annual…
Civil engineers and structural engineers bring different approaches to the investigation. All structural engineers are civil engineers, but not all civil engineers are structural engineers. Civil engineering is a discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are approximately 11,000 tire-related motor vehicle crashes each year and nearly 200 people will die in those crashes. In an average year, U.S. drivers’ car tires rack up 3 billion…
When winter temperatures drop, people are typically concerned about how cold it gets outside. But, as outside temperatures fall, homeowners should remember that the risk of having pipes freeze and burst increases. If outdoor temperatures stay below 32 degrees Fahrenheit…