3 Credits. An introduction to construction methods and materials: wood frame, plank and beam, and plywood skins; mill and other fireproof and non-fireproof wall bearing masonry construction; interior ...

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 ...

When most Americans imagine a home, they picture a wood-framed house. But in an era of high housing costs and extreme weather ...

Because light-frame construction is usually the best choice from the standpoint of cost and ease of construction, yet is accorded the lowest basic allowable areas, it is to the designer’s advantage to ...

This is a critical role in a building’s structural frame, as walls that do not properly manage lateral loads can experience racking, base shear and overturning. The Importance of Shear Walls. A stud ...

With on-site wood frame construction (the norm in North America and Scandinavia), each site becomes its own zero-cost factory. Exposure to the elements poses no real issue; ...

After the fire, it was determined that the exterior walls of the building were brick veneer and the building was a Type V wood-frame, not Type III ordinary construction, as it originally was believed.

Watch the precise process of sawing acacia wood to create perfect frame materials. With each cut, the wood is shaped into the ideal dimensions of 8 cm × 14 cm, ready to be used in various projects.

Wood-frame construction is permitted statewide in Florida and it’s a common choice for developers, even when it comes to high-rise apartment buildings like the downtown complex that caught fire ...

The 239-unit luxury apartment building had a wood-frame construction, according to the developer and county records, an increasingly common style over the past decade.