Blogs
11
May
Smoke management for large indoor spaces
Category: Blogs
Grand atria and expansive halls are centerpieces of some of today’s most architecturally striking buildings. Large rooms offer occupants a sense of continuity from one floor ...
27
Apr
What is wind speed?
Category: Blogs
It’s a simple question, right? In a thunderstorm, television weather reporters might speak about sustained winds of 50 kilometers per hour (31 mph) with gusts as high as 100 (62 mp...
16
Apr
The distinguished career of Dr. Jon Peterka, part III
Category: Blogs, Features
The ASCE 7 Subcommittee on Wind Loads is tasked with the not insignificant role of codifying the procedures by which engineers calculate wind loads on buildings in most of the Unit...
13
Apr
The distinguished career of Dr. Jon Peterka, Part II
Category: Blogs, Features
It took about two years for CP/A, as the organization was then called, to get on its feet. Everything was built from scratch. From software and analysis procedures to data collecti...
09
Apr
The distinguished career of Dr. Jon Peterka, Part I
Category: Blogs, Features
CPP, Inc., is at once delighted and filled with regret to announce the retirement of Dr. Jon Peterka, one of our company’s original three founders. Jon’s last day of active service...
05
Mar
Not all wind tunnels are the same
Category: Blogs
Even if you’ve never experienced a wind tunnel up close, chances are you’ve seen at least one in car commercials, TV documentaries, or even on your tour at NASA. But did you know t...
10
Jan
What You Need to Know about Wind Effects on Solar Panels
Category: Blogs
Scenario: A guy walks up to a wind engineer and says…. I just got off the phone with a grad student at the local university who was breathless with good news for me – with the new ...