About 80 years ago, the bowstring truss roof became a popular construction element in the United States. Prior to 1960, it was reportedly one of the most common design types for commercial and ...

Lexie is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Home and has over 6 years of professional experience as a writer and editor in the home improvement space. She's previously worked at sites such as HomeAdvisor ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Construction crews building the MSG Sphere venue just east of the Strip expect to complete the project’s domed roof structure this fall. Crews finished installing metal decking and rebar atop the ...

Collapses of wood-framed roofs are frequently reported in North America, ranging from simple agricultural roofs to complex roofs in industrial buildings. Controllable factors such as chemical attacks, ...

When a fire occurs on a roof of a commercial building, it is often a spectacular event. Thick, black smoke is usually showing, often from miles away, and at first glance it can appear that the ...

An Anchorage building official blamed a familiar problem as the likely cause of the third commercial building roof to collapse in the city this winter. The roof that buckled early Monday, at a ...

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a rammed-earth public toilet in Japan designed by local studio Tono Mirai Architects. Called Toiletowa, the curving structure is located in a ...