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, ...

According to the truss manufacturing industry, it is estimated that 65% of roofs on new commercial construction are constructed of trusses and 10% of new commercial buildings utilize trusses for ...

Assistant Chief Fire Marshal Michael F. Uttaro holds decals indicating truss construction that some homeowners would need to display under a proposed state law on Friday, June 13, 2014 at the ...

When it comes to home construction, strength, durability, and efficiency are top priorities. Behind the walls, roofs, and interiors of every house lies a structural system that holds everything ...

Truss-type roofs can quickly collapse during a blaze. The wood construction fastened with glue or metal plates burns faster and loses strength quicker than normal lumber.

truss — A framework of triangulated forms in which all loads are carried by compression or tension in each member of the frame.I ... (and demonstrated) the magic of lightweight truss construction.

Property owners will have to alert local building departments that a new or renovated home is to be constructed in the truss style that experts say is particularly vulnerable to fire. Gov. Andrew ...

Roof trusses. Not exactly the sexy side of new home building. You've seen them. Loaded in big awkward stacks on flatbed trailers pulled along the highways. Low, triangular shapes of wood, braced ...

For more information, see Frank Brannigan’s “Building Construction for the Fire Service,” chapters 7 (Steel Construction) and 12 (Trusses).

New York enacted a law that could make firefighting a bit safer by mandating property owners inform government and first-responders when they build or rehabilitate a building using "truss-type" ...