Many renovated buildings replace wood and masonry structural elements with steel. The replacement of heavy wooden roof and floor joists with the lighter steel open-web bar-truss joists is a common ...

Below beams more than 35 feet high, workers scamper around an assembly area and join together pieces of wood that soon will sit on top of a house. Abner Yoder points to the beams supporting the roof ...

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Leading South African steel merchant NJR Steel has announced that, through the acquisition of Staalbeer Steel Merchants, they will now manufacture and stock innovative lightweight steel roof trusses, ...

The roof of the Sofa Super Store’s main showroom, where six of the firefighters’ bodies were found, was supported by a steel truss. Before his death in 2006, building construction expert Frank ...

KAHULUI–HPM Building Supply has acquired Maui’s leading building component manufacturer, Truss Systems Hawaii, creating a new division known as Truss Systems by HPM serving the Valley Isle. All 33 ...

Although some historic downtown churches are closing, new church construction is increasing across the United States. Exposed glued laminated trusses and beams are an increasingly popular choice for ...