STRUCTURE MAGAZINE Feb, 2023 By Nabil A. Rahman, Ph.D., P.E., Andrew Newland P.E. and Kirsten Zeydel, S.E. In Construction Issues CFS Load-Bearing Prefabricated Panels Off-site construction is the future of the building industry. It aims to speed up on-site...
Across the globe, people are migrating to cities to live and work. The United Nations says 3.9 billion people — 54 percent of the world — live in metropolitan areas. By 2050, 66 percent of all people will be city dwellers, which means an extra 2.5 billion people will...
A standout apartment building lies in the busy 14th St. NW corridor of Washington, D.C. The area is being renewed through a District Department of Transportation beautification project. It’s the place to be for up-and-coming artists and professionals. Here, Ellisdale...
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,...
Cold-Formed Steel Cold Formed Steel is arguably one of the most sustainable and increasingly-popular contemporary building products. This material is found in the most progressive homes and buildings of modern society. But what exactly is this product that we have...
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...
Introduction Within the context of Cold Formed Steel, a Hybrid Connector is defined as a clip that has more than one use. There are only a handful of these versatile clips on the market, and today we are adding another one. Our original model for this clip was the...
The Steel Network, Inc. (TSN), is pleased to share that it has been recognized as a finalist for the prestigious 2019 Secretary of Defense Support Freedom Award, given by the Department of Defense. This recognition is coordinated by Employer Support of the Guard and...