Snow-covered landscapes may paint a charming winter scene, but for homeowners and builders, sugar-coated beauty comes with a responsibility—calculating snow loads for roofs. It's a critical aspect of structural safety that often goes unnoticed until extreme weather hits.

In today’s eco-conscious and environmentally focused age, you may think that building principles such as “adaptive reuse” is an answer to a modern question about sustainable building practices.

Building inspections are not a one-and-done. Regular inspections can help identify potential problems early on and prevent them from becoming major safety hazards. 

Three tests and two types of inspections can help identify potential problems before they become major issues and ensure that buildings are safe and habitable for their intended occupants.

From looking for a firm that has a proven track record of delivering similar projects successfully to one that prides itself on complex problem-solving, we share seven factors to consider when choosing a specialty engineering consulting firm.