Are steel structures resistant to natural disasters?
Natural Disasters On The Rise In recent years, climate variability and the increase in extreme events in the world, especially in the Caribbean, present a challenge for the region that many overlook. According to Brazil’s Natural Disaster Monitoring and Warning Center (CEMADEN), there is an increase in hurricanes in the Atlantic in 2021, being the third most […]
Glass for Windows
It is important to know general concepts about the types of profiles or frames, but it is equally crucial to dive into the knowledge of the very heart of the windows: the glass. Something that at first glance seems simple, for someone who is familiar with the topic, knows that the options and presentations of […]
Architectural Facade – It’s not all about “the looks”
The facade: Let’s talk this time about the “skin” of the building. What we see at first sight, its importance in the design and understanding of the building. When we talk about facades, the architect makes an exercise to reveal the intentionality and internal use of the building. To do so, they make use of […]
The three little pigs and pre-engineered systems
The key terms when we talk about prefabricated systems are efficiency and speed in the execution of the building works. Using the story of the three piglets as a metaphor and thread of the story in which the challenge was to build three houses efficiently and in the shortest possible time, we ask ourselves: what would […]
