For several hours the two friends discussed various construction methods, and by the end of the lunch, Gerdes had persuaded McNay to seriously consider steel construction, using a staggered truss ...

At 30 feet tall and 225 feet long — about as long as a Boeing 747 — the truss had to be assembled piece by piece on site and required extensive coordination with the design and construction teams.

Crafted from galvanized Z200 coated steel truss members, they offer a robust and maintenance -free framework that is both impervious to termite damage and is importantly non-combustible.

47,000 cubic yards of concrete 22 weeks of steel construction 1,230 semitruck loads of steel 500,000 construction hours (for entire project) 2.8 million square feet (across several buildings) ...

Independent testing raised “inconsistencies” with the steel meeting Australian standards before the $73 million building fell ...

To speed construction of the $110 million Capitol Hill Station light-rail station in Seattle, general contractor Turner Construction will use an unusual temporary framing method for the project's ...

The final piece of the Carrier Dome's crown truss roof is carefully put into place on Monday. A look at the final piece of steel bring inserted into the crown truss portion of the Carrier Dome roof.

A 27-year-old construction worker dies after being struck by steel trusses in Michigan. MIOSHA reveals details on the tragic high school gym project incident.

Building with steel truss is a green choice; they make strong and beautiful homes and buildings, while protecting the environment. Murthy says that steel recycling programmes reduce solid waste.

A construction worker died earlier this week after being hit by a steel truss while working on a high school gymnasium, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) announced.