Lightweight wood truss construction is being used more and more with new construction because it offers builders cost savings, easier access to run utilities and ventilation, ...

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 ...

Lightweight wood-truss construction is something every firefighter should be familiar with. The building industry’s march to cheaper, engineered systems has entered its fourth decade.

The rapidly growing contents fire will quickly heat the lightweight steel trusses and structural members, ... The structure was built of lightweight, wood-frame construction with a flat roof.

"The light frame construction is a lot of composite wood products, wood that is less bulky, and truss roof structures that allow for fires to roll through the tops of these facilities that the ...

In the construction industry, light wood-frame offsite construction has emerged as a game-changing approach, promising faster build times, higher quality, and reduced environmental impact. Member ...

O'Neill described the four-story building as having "newer lightweight truss" construction. He said several collapses occurred inside the structure and once floors weakened, they "pancaked" on top ...

Black Tie Components aims to build a 60,612-square foot facility that will produce wood trusses and prefabricated wall panels in Hartford in 2023. ... Construction is expected to begin in September.