Unlike conventional construction, lightweight wood truss construction does not obtain its strength from the size of the materials used but rather from compression and tension of the materials used in ...

Firefighting has always been inherently risky. This is especially true once fire penetrates a building’s concealed spaces and begins to chew away at structural members and the structure begins its ...

Roof trusses cost an average of $285 per truss, but these costs can vary significantly depending on the size, type and material. In addition, you’ll need to hire an experienced roof contractor to ...

Truss bridges have a long pedigree. The first ones were made of wood and erected in various European countries at least as early as the 16th century. Beginning in the late 1700s, many of them were ...

Work on the East Ferris Community Centre roof truss structure over the ice pad will commence soon now that a $787,200 tender was awarded to Kenalex Construction at a special meeting of council, ...

Intolerable risk. That was what came to Todd Keller’s mind when Granite Construction looked at the design-build solicitation from the Federal Highway Administration in 2022 to rebuild a section of ...