Buildings are a big contributor to global warming, not just in their ongoing operations but in the materials used in their construction. Truss structures — those crisscross arrays of diagonal struts ...

With Week 13 coming to a close and only one game left for the No. 6 Ducks, it's time to start thinking about the College Football Playoffs. This... When it comes to home construction, strength, ...

Thanks to a number of key innovations, steel is playing a greater role in residential high-rises, senior and student housing, and taller mixed-use developments, says architect Jayshree Shah, AIA, ...

A historically accurate replica of a wooden truss destroyed by fire at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on view at the National Building Museum's Great Hall. (Courtesy the National Building Museum) The ...

In Episode 11 of the Building My Dream Workshop series, I tour a truss manufacturing plant to see how roof trusses are built, then begin installing them on the workshop structure. This episode ...

Aerial view of the KF Aerospace museum/hangar before it topped out in mid-November. It is nearing completion on land between the Kelowna International Airport and Highway 97 in Kelowna, British ...

Early in 2002, Craig McNay was having lunch with his old friend Bill Gerdes, a steel fabricator from Quincy, Ill., when he mentioned that he was serving as the owner's rep for a Miglin Properties ...

A new analysis could help architects and builders reduce the carbon footprint of truss structures, the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings. Buildings are a big contributor ...