BOISE, Idaho — The future of one of the oldest buildings in Boise remains a work in progress. Back in November of 2023, the city of Boise ordered everyone in Union Block Building to vacate because of ...

The city of Boise is taking over repairs of the historic downtown Union Block building, citing inaction from the owner and public safety concerns. Boise’s chief building official, Jason Blais, said in ...

In my November 2024 column, I began discussing the building block approach for crashworthiness testing of composite structures. This approach features a multistep process for designing composite ...

In my two previous columns, I discussed the lower and intermediate levels of the building block approach for crashworthiness testing and analysis of composite structures. I focused on the commercial ...