In the last two articles we looked at concrete and steel, two of the basic building blocks of commercial construction. This month we will discuss wood and how it is used in commercial construction. As ...

Briefly, structural masonry is a construction system in which the walls of the building perform a structural function, using masonry units arranged in a way that is self-supporting and load-bearing.

In a race against time and the elements, a team of historic rehab experts has mobilized to save a former machine shop from collapse at San Francisco’s Pier 70 shipyard. Their strategy calls for ...

"Designing with Structural Steel: A Guide for Architects" is a new 80-page technical report from the American Institute of Steel Construction. The publication provides architects with a primer on ...

During the 1850s, due to the manufacturing processes being developed in Britain by Sir Henry Bessemer, it became possible – in theory – to produce sufficient steel of adequate quality to make it an ...

Welcome to building.co.uk. This site uses cookies. Read our policy. The first and second Steel Insight articles addressed the challenges of realistic cost estimating of structural steelwork through ...

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In sympathy with nearby Victorian warehouses, the office building expresses its structure with a rugged, load-bearing steel and glass facade. The exposed steel frame, which is constructed to half ...