Fatal collapse of the stage at the Indiana State Fair in 2011 ignited interest in the safety of public-occupancy outdoor-event structures, which in many cases are not engineered to resist ...

Fatal collapses ignited interest in the safety of public-occupancy temporary structures, such as stages and tents, which have long been permitted by the fire department, not the building official. The ...

The exhibition occupies the perimeter space around this courtyard, split into five sections. One of these sections is ...

Contrary to its name, the Stone Age wasn’t just about stone. The epoch also known as the Neolithic Period also ushered in some of the first structures ever created from wood. The scientific study of ...

It's been just over 100 days since the world was absorbed by the heart-wrenching images of a fire burning the sacred Notre-Dame cathedral to the ground. Thankfully, as has been well documented, the ...

What if we could build high-quality buildings without relying on traditional materials like concrete and drywall? Better yet, what if these buildings are built with sustainable materials, with ...

A new kind of construction with a not-so-new material is taking off in the U.S. Mass timber can replace steel and concrete in large buildings and proponents say it's greener and faster to build with.

Earn Your Graduate Certificate in Timber Building Design at One of the Best Structural Engineering Schools in the Nation. Sustainable construction is the use of renewable and recyclable materials in ...