In addition, the steel skin is the “vapor barrier” on walls so no additional covering is required before siding is applied. Like other SIPs, steel SIPs also go up fast, reducing construction time.

Steel construction results in only about 2% of material being lost to job site scrap and waste, a far lower percentage than that of lumber. And for the consumer, the advantages are many.

Construction continues at the site of the new Louisville VA Medical Center Jan. 4, 2023. Construction input prices fell in December but appear poised to rise again.

Steel and aluminum are foundational to construction. Steel is used in framing, support beams, roofing, and appliances, while aluminum is found in wiring, windows, and pool structures.

Engineering researchers have provided the building blocks necessary for enabling performance-based design for cold-formed steel buildings, structures that have shown in shake-test experiments at the ...

Tens of thousands of heavy steel slats, once destined to become part of former President Donald Trump’s border wall, are slowly rusting in the open air throughout the southwestern borderlands ...

At the opening keynote of the North American Steel Construction Conference April 2 in Louisville, Ky., the American Institute of Steel Construction introduced and announced "Clark,” an ...