Wood truss construction surged in popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, but back then most buildings that used metal-plate-connected wood trusses had flat ceilings. With today’s CAD and BIM technology, ...

Believe it or not, at one point in my life I was trained as a civil engineer; I'm still a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado. Some of my favorite classes at the university ...

Arris, a California-based manufacturing tech pioneer enabling the use of high-performance composites in mass-market products, announced it has won the GOOD DESIGN Award for its revolutionary carbon ...

Another US bridge collapse is in the news. Last week, a large section of the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State crumbled and crashed into the river below. Thankfully, no one died and ...