The registration of the professional designation officially took place late last year, when the SAQA board registered 'certified timber roof truss designer' as an additional professional designation ...

We understand that timber trusses are more than just structural elements — they are attention-commanding conversation pieces. American Pole & Timber, a trusted leader in timber products and custom ...

A nearly 125-year-old, family-owned lumber and home improvement company continues to grow, acquiring a Flint-based business to expand its services. Trenton-based Mans Lumber & Home LLC announced this ...

Wood truss construction surged in popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, but back then most buildings that used metal-plate-connected wood trusses had flat ceilings. With today’s CAD and BIM technology, ...

Building regulations, set in place by bodies such as the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) after extensive research and consultation with industry experts, consider all aspects of a given ...

Buildings are a big contributor to global warming, not just in their ongoing operations but in the materials used in their construction. Truss structures — those crisscross arrays of diagonal struts ...

truss — A framework of triangulated forms in which all loads are carried by compression or tension in each member of the frame. It is time for the fire service to make peace with an old nemesis: the ...