About 80 years ago, the bowstring truss roof became a popular construction element in the United States. Prior to 1960, it was reportedly one of the most common design types for commercial and ...

Watch as we tackle one of the most important stages of construction: building the roof from the frame up. I break down measurements, angles, and structural decisions to help you understand the process ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

An Anchorage building official blamed a familiar problem as the likely cause of the third commercial building roof to collapse in the city this winter. The roof that buckled early Monday, at a ...

AbstractGreen roofs (roofs with a vegetated surface and substrate) provide ecosystem services in urban areas, including improved storm-water management, better regulation of building temperatures, ...

When a fire occurs on a roof of a commercial building, it is often a spectacular event. Thick, black smoke is usually showing, often from miles away, and at first glance it can appear that the ...

Construction crews building the MSG Sphere venue just east of the Strip expect to complete the project’s domed roof structure this fall. Crews finished installing metal decking and rebar atop the ...