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 ...

Schuff Steel Atlantic started erecting major roof trusses on the Orlando Events Center in August. Schuff is fabricating and erecting approximately 3,000 tons of steel for the 875,000-sq-ft arena, as a ...

FabArc Steel Supply Inc., Oxford, Ala., a steel subcontractor and AISC-certified fabrication facility, has announced the successful steel structure completion of its $200 million-plus contract for ...

Trusses are a fundamental tool in an engineer’s toolbox — a structurally simple way to transfer weight from one part of a roof to the walls or columns that are designed to withstand the effects of ...

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, ...

Bethlehem Steel Corp.’s Sparrows Point plant stands to benefit from a new joint venture with a Florida building-materials company to expand the use of steel in homes and commercial buildings. Under ...

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 ...