Unlike conventional construction, lightweight wood truss construction does not obtain its strength from the size of the materials used but rather from compression and tension of the materials used in ...

In Episode 11 of the Building My Dream Workshop series, I tour a truss manufacturing plant to see how roof trusses are built, then begin installing them on the workshop structure. This episode ...

A new guide describes how builders can increase the structural and energy performance of a home with a raised-heel truss construction system. According to the publisher of the guide, APA – The ...

A team led by architect Perkins&Will and Thompson Construction is creatively using inverted bowstring trusses to transform a Tulsa Macy’s department store built in 1994 into a new city icon—the slick ...

In modern building projects, whether homes, commercial buildings, or even large sheds, much of the structure that determines strength, cost, speed, and reliability lies beneath the visible finishes.

A bill aimed at notifying first responders of homes made of truss construction, which experts say can be more easily weakened by fires, has passed the State Legislature. The legislation, which heads ...

The government is investing more than $3.3 million in Ontario Truss & Wall to expand its production of made-in-Ontario wood ...