Recently, a major fire raced through the AvalonBay at Edgewater apartment community in New Jersey, destroying several hundred units and displacing the residents of the luxury development in the middle ...
It is widely known that wood offers higher levels of thermal resistivity versus other framing materials. In fact, wood naturally has nearly four times the thermal resistance of steel or masonry. The ...
Q. I'm getting ready to build a large room addition that needs a beam to support the floor joists. I've been told that a wood beam will work, but I've always seen steel I-beams in other houses. Is it ...
Two residential developments in Georgia, one with skyline Atlanta views and another in the mountains, demonstrate how builders and architects are continuing to incorporate sustainable features. 472 ...
Milwaukee's first building created with an unusual construction method, using high-grade timber instead of steel for its frame, will be completed next spring. Timber Lofts, a 60-unit apartment ...
To the editor: Right now in Los Angeles, we are seeing what happens when we build homes with wood framing instead of tilt-up steel reinforced cement walls that would be more fire-resistant. (“2 dead ...
A multifamily complex next to Oakland’s biggest transit station. High-end condominiums overlooking the bay from Yerba Buena Island. Housing for a high school faculty and staff in Daly City. Though ...
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