Accessory dwelling units have become an increasingly practical way for homeowners to add usable living space without purchasing another property. They can serve as guest housing, a…

The accelerating velocity of global data streams creates a profound technical deficit. As sensor networks, market feeds, and telemetry systems generate information at rates that exceed the…

Air receiver tanks are physical assets, but many of the decisions that determine their safety, reliability and service life depend on information. A maintenance team may be…

I once counted the signs along a six-block stretch of my city’s main shopping street. Thirty-one storefront signs, eleven window decals, four A-frames on the pavement. By…

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Chimneys are easy to overlook when everything seems to be working properly. They sit above the roofline, quietly venting smoke and gases while dealing with rain, snow,…