A 50% import duty on steel imports is raising material costs for fire-resistant house framing. Statistics show that newer ...

The Steel Joist Institute (SJI) will be hosting its October webinar, titled "Open Web Steel Joists 101," which will highlight the basics of open web steel joists and joist girders. The webinar will be ...

A lightweight steel open-web bar-truss joist, similar to the floors of the World Trade Center and the roof of the Charleston, SC, sofa store, is a long steel bar (web) bent at 90-degree angles and ...

Q.The carpenter that built my deck used joist hangers to hold up the joists along the house and at the end of the deck. Are these steel joist hangers approved, and will they stand the test of time ...

According to the manufacturer, Open Joist Inc. of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Open Joist 2000 "is a trimmable all-wood open-webbed finger-jointed floor truss without metal plate connectors.

I had my first experience with open web floor trusses made from standard 2x4s about 40 years ago. Ever since that day, when we installed these in a room addition, I was sold on the many benefits.

I had my first experience with open web floor trusses made from standard 2-by-4s about 40 years ago. Ever since that day, when we installed these in a room addition, I was sold on the many benefits.

Steel joists that supported fallen Twin Towers will now stand in North Kansas City 9/11 monument by: Judy Le. Posted: Sep 9, 2016 / 08:05 PM CDT. Updated: Sep 9, 2016 / 08:30 PM CDT.

The exposed structural steel roof framing members create a dynamic rhythm of light and shadow, an effect inspired by Sacramento’s tree-lined streets. Wayfinding was integral to the design with ...