A new guide describes how builders can increase the structural and energy performance of a home with a raised-heel truss construction system. According to the publisher of the guide, APA – The ...

Carolina Structural Systems, a company that manufactures custom wood trusses and other structural products, will invest $5.5 million and create an estimated 58 jobs in Greensville County, Gov. Glenn ...

The staggered-truss structural system incorporating steel trusses was developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the late 1960s. However, designers' interest in the system has lagged ...

Open Joist 2000 is the product name for a type of floor-truss system being used in today's building construction. According to the manufacturer, Open Joist Inc. of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Open Joist ...

3D printing is transforming single-use trash into permanent infrastructure. Engineers at MIT are successfully ...

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 ...

It's been a rough eight games for the Ducks ( 8-14, 1-10 Big Ten), losing players left and right to injuries and in the home matchup against... With the football season coming to an end, it’s time for ...

The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house. MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade beams, trusses, ...

With more-urgent issues frequently demanding staff attention, it is easy to overlook corrosion and minor structural damage on coal-conveying systems. If ignored for too long, however, small problems ...

Commercial projects get truss systems engineered for specific load requirements and building layouts. Residential builders receive floor and roof trusses that speed up framing schedules while meeting ...