These ancient structures still stand - but the people who built them remain a mystery that history can’t fully explain.
Historical building methodsEarly Swiss mountain huts used locally available materials by necessity. Stone from nearby quarries provided walls with thermal mass to moderate temperature swings. Timber ...
Many urban planners predict that by 2050, more than 6 billion people will live in cities, and in places where building outwards isn't an option, the only way to keep up with the growing density is to ...
In recent years, a quiet revolution has been unfolding within the construction industry. Modular fabric structures—once confined to temporary military tents or seasonal warehouses—are now emerging as ...
On June 7, 2023, Tampa Bay news reporters trekked to the Sunshine Skyway bridge for a Florida Dept. of Transportation press conference that would explain the mystery behind the hundreds of curiously ...
Large frame awnings and fabric structures are what most of us in the industry want, or at least a few of them per year. They ...
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks convened the first hearing of the California Assembly's new Select Committee on Housing ...
Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tom Bell can remember watching an informational film early in his training that emphasized the importance of escaping a fire in the first five minutes. Now, ...
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Construction safety: Beyond on-site control

Last month, two worker fall accidents occurred over two days at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje Shipyard. A fatal incident ...
WASHINGTON — Army and Navy barracks may one day be 3D printed or built using mass timber construction that involves large wooden structural beams manufactured from smaller lumber. Today on Capitol ...