Prefabrication and modular construction are among the most cited advanced construction technologies being used for hospital design and construction, show the findings from the 2020 Hospital Construction Survey conducted by Health Facilities Management, a publication...
Photo Credit: The Family Handyman The do-it-yourself experts of Family Handyman say you will like cold-formed steel (CFS) framing. Steel studs are perfectly straight and won’t shrink or split. They’re light, easy to store and resist fire, insects and rot. And,...
Picture provided by buildsteel.org. According to the National Association of Home Builders’s (NAHB) standard estimates of lumber used to build the average home, the recent spike in softwood lumber prices has caused the price of an average new single-family home to...
Picture provided by buildsteel.org. Brief: The price of lumber for September delivery rose 3.1% to an all-time high of $641.60 per thousand board feet, the Wall Street Journal reported. The new high, a growth of $19 since last month, beats the previous high of $639,...
For over two decades The Steel Network’s renowned bridging connector, BridgeClip®, has revolutionized the design and installation of cold-formed steel bridging. Today we are pleased to announce that there have been two major changes to the BridgeClip®. BridgeClip® is...
Before engineered wood joists were invented in the late 1960s, builders used dimensional lumber to support their framing operations. These were moved aside with the creation of i-joists, named for their shape, in 1970. Engineered wood joists made from plywood became...
The article is intended to provide a more cohesive general reference to wall studs and their various uses than those currently available, as each tends to lean toward a particular type. As such, intermediate readers can skip the first paragraph, which explains what...
Bidding is one of the most important parts of the job. There is a common misconception that jobs become unprofitable AFTER they start. The truth is, the majority of the time jobs START out unprofitable because of an inaccurate bid. This short guide will help you avoid...
The advantages of building with Cold Formed Steel (CFS) are obvious, it doesn’t burn, it’s the strongest building material pound for pound, and it pretty much lasts forever. The slightly extra up-front cost (when compared to wood) is more than made for by the cost...