Many renovated buildings replace wood and masonry structural elements with steel. The replacement of heavy wooden roof and floor joists with the lighter steel open-web bar-truss joists is a common ...

A Major League Baseball stadium in Colorado used LiteSteel Beam products to build a 4,000-sf patio bar for local patrons. Designed by Populous Architects, the patio was originally configured for ...

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 ...

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SYSPRO, a global provider of ERP software, today announced that PACO Steel and Engineering Corp has chosen to adopt SYSPRO ERP Software as it upgrades to a Cloud ERP ...

In this article we will continue to look at building structural systems. Last month we discussed concrete, which is one of the most basic building construction components. To review, concrete is a ...

If you were to strip away the walls, floors, and insulation, you’d see that most buildings are constructed on a frame of beams. Most beams are made from steel, and while strong, they’re fairly ...

DEAR TIM: 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.