Andrew Schrader, P.E.The Last Great DayI’m starting my morning by crying into my cup of coffee, which is awesome. I miss my brother Chris and I’m crying because I miss him. Just…Jul 7, 2019Jul 7, 2019
Andrew Schrader, P.E.On Working with Tech Rescue FirefightersThe day starts with checking their equipment and washing the trucks. The pull-start sound of chainsaws, then generators, then industrial…Apr 5, 2018Apr 5, 2018
Andrew Schrader, P.E.(Tech) Rescue Me“You ready to go in?” the firefighter asked me. I’d just watched him and his buddy use jackhammers to break through a section of concrete…Mar 28, 2018Mar 28, 2018
Andrew Schrader, P.E.I found this gem from Mike Rowe.Bernie Sanders tweets, “At the end of the day, providing a path to go to college is a helluva lot cheaper than putting people on a path to…Dec 14, 2017Dec 14, 2017
Andrew Schrader, P.E.C.S. Lewis on “Learning in Wartime”“[One] enemy is frustration — the feeling that we shall not have time to finish. If I say to you that no one has time to finish, that the…Dec 4, 2017Dec 4, 2017
Andrew Schrader, P.E.The Last Day We Ever Close Our EyesI attended a buddy’s wedding yesterday, so naturally I dug my one suit out of the closet. Sitting in the hard wooden pews of the church…Dec 3, 2017Dec 3, 2017
Andrew Schrader, P.E.On Being The ManI’m thinking of the greatest guys I’ve ever known. To me, the greatest guys have always been the “renaissance man” kind of guys. Men who…Mar 23, 2017Mar 23, 2017
Andrew Schrader, P.E.Mitigation of Terrorist Attacks on Buildings (Part 7): HVAC ConsiderationsThis week we bring you part seven of our discussion on Building Design to Mitigate Terrorist Attacks. We’re making a small departure from…Oct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016
Andrew Schrader, P.E.Mitigation of Terrorist Attacks on Buildings (Part 6): Structural Roof SystemsIf the government knows how to blast-proof their buildings to protect their judges and politicians, don’t we deserve the same right to know…Sep 20, 2016Sep 20, 2016