Thanks to a number of key innovations, steel is playing a greater role in residential high-rises, senior and student housing, and taller mixed-use developments, says architect Jayshree Shah, AIA, ...

As with all technology, modular frame building systems (MFBS) continue to advance. In 2009, Swenson Say Faget completed the 10-story Ballard at the Park mixed-use project with Security Properties and ...

Architects are continually challenged to balance design vision, structural feasibility, and project budget. This course equips design professionals with the insight to make strategic structural ...

The staggered-truss structural system incorporating steel trusses was developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the late 1960s. However, designers' interest in the system has lagged ...

The new framing solutions utilize premium materials resistant to moisture, insects, and structural degradation. These include treated lumber meeting high industry specifications, corrosion-resistant ...