"During powerful seismic and storm events, prior art wood framed construction techniques do not adequately hold the structural building components together. Although such wood framed structures are ...

In the last two articles we looked at concrete and steel, two of the basic building blocks of commercial construction. This month we will discuss wood and how it is used in commercial construction. As ...

Panelized wood roofs have been in use for more than 40 years west of the Mississippi, where wood has always been plentiful, but the roofing system is new to regions east of the mighty river and in ...

Modular construction by Maisons Laprise, Quebec, Canada. Image Courtesy of QWEB Proven and effective construction methods are not static, instead they're always improving. In Quebec, Canada, light ...

Safety concerns following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 led to building safety codes that limited the use of wood in construction. While it was one of the first and most common materials used to make ...

Frame-grade panels deliver quality, high yield, and low cost North American wood structural panels and engineered wood products are sourced from sustainably managed North American forests that are ...

Region 8 International Code Council and the Home Builders Association of Southern Tennessee is having a Structural Wood Framing Seminar on Tuesday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. This class will cover load ...

The potential dangers of lightweight construction and its inherent deficiencies must be understood by every firefighter and fire officer. From a strategic and tactical standpoint, lightweight ...