The links below are to 500-word columns written about aspects of How Buildings Work for The Philadelphian Voice, the quarterly newsletter of The Philadelphian, a large 20-story condominium in Philadelphia. Each intends to inform non-technical residents about an aspect of the engineering of their building. Most are written applicable to many buildings.
2020-09 Condensate Risers
2020-12 Mr. Crapper's Trap - Toilet Trap
2021-06 Elevators
2021-09 Windows
2021-12 Wind
2022-03 The Roof
2022-06 Solar Energy
2022-09 Hot Water
2022-12 Noise
2023-06 Construction - Getting it Done
2023-09 The People and Process of Design
2023-12 Light
2024-03 Water - Why Doesn't Water Behave
2024-09 Steel