Timber frames, for so long limited to the low-rise residential sector, have begun to break into commercial and higher-rise uses, thanks to technological breakthroughs. What does the future hold? For ...

Following-up on last month's quick review of the five basic types of building construction, according to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction ...

Gain comprehensive knowledge of timber structures from experts. Learn advanced design of timber structures. The advent of mass timber and tall wood buildings has brought timber design back into the ...

When I told my mother and grandmother in 2003 that I was selected to do the structural engineering on a new apartment building in Ballard, they were not too thrilled. The new building was slated to ...

Costing Steelwork is a series from BCSA, Steel for Life and Aecom that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork. This quarter provides a look at cost and carbon in office frame typologies, by ...

Many 20th-century farm buildings are being repurposed for diversification projects, but their conversion and change of use ...