We’re not in Kansas anymore: standards for buildings in tornado country
7/23/21
By: Kyle Virgin The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently released its draft version of the 2022 edition of its building standards and, for the first time, the standards may very well include guidance on the design of facilities, such as schools and hospitals, to withstand tornadoes. Similar natural disasters, e.g. hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, have…