A new analysis could help architects and builders reduce the carbon footprint of truss structures, the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings. Buildings are a big contributor ...

Every building project starts with a vision. But between that initial sketch and a finished structure stands a critical question: Will the bones of this building hold up to Montana's ...

Researchers at Cornell University have built a robot prototype capable of navigating a three dimensional truss structure, disassembling and reassembling the structure into new forms as it goes. The ...

Believe it or not, at one point in my life I was trained as a civil engineer; I'm still a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado. Some of my favorite classes at the university ...

In this episode, the truss bracing is completed and the flat roof structure is prepared for furring strips, plywood, and ...

Aerial view of the KF Aerospace museum/hangar before it topped out in mid-November. It is nearing completion on land between the Kelowna International Airport and Highway 97 in Kelowna, British ...

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 ...