6th Annual MVP Awards: Structural
The Most Valuable Product Awards showcase the best in new building product design, innovation, and functionality. Here are the winners in the Structural products category
4 Structural and Insulation Products for Home Builders
These new structural and insulation products for home construction promise a range of benefits from added jobsite safety to greater sustainability
Climate Change Is Driving Up Demand for Stormproof Homes
The mounting consequences of climate change are forcing many homeowners to weatherproof their homes with more resilient materials
2021 Pro Builder Top 100 Products
Curious about which products interest professional builders the most? Pro Builder’s annual list of the top 100 building products has the answer
The Leading Cause of New Home Structural Failures? Fill Dirt
As the leading cause of new home structural failures, fill dirt is one of the most important…
Home Construction Using ICFs: Building for Sustainability, One Block at a Time
The 2021 Sustainable, Healthier Home kicks off with a cost- and labor-efficient structural system: using insulated concrete forms
Green Stamp of Approval
The entire engineered wood product line from Boise Cascade is now available as FSC Chain-of-Custody-certified through the Forest Stewardship Council.
Isn’t That Swell?
New pointSIX Flooring from Ainsworth features a patented tapered-edge technology whereby a thin layer of the highly compressed fiber along all four edges of the OSB panel is milled off, removing the part of the subfloor that’s most prone to swelling.
Just a Moment
Simpson Strong-Tie has expanded its line of Strong Frame ordinary moment frames with a 16-foot-tall column and 14-, 18- and 20-foot-wide beams.
Braced For New Heights
iLevel’s Shear Brace prefabricated shear panel has received ICC-ES 2009 IBC/IRC code compliance verification for tall walls (up to 20 feet) and two-story applications.
Building Envelope
11 Tips for Mastering Building Envelope Design
Faced with meeting stringent energy codes and a growing demand for high-performance features, builders nationwide are looking to maximize the energy efficiency of their homes without blowing the budget
Structural/Insulation/Housewrap
Lean on iLevel's new Parallam Plus PSL, wrap up with Benjamin Obdyke's Hydrofilament Housewrap and check out the latest from Boise Cascade and Fiberweb
Structural, Insulation and Housewrap: 100 Best New Products 2009
Structural, insulation and housewrap products from iLevel, Laticrete, Simpson Strong-Tie, Icynene and BASF are featured.
iLevel Garage Portal System
iLevel by Weyerhaeuser's Garage Portal System incorporates the iLevel Shear Brace, TimberStrand LSL beam and a proprietary portal connection to achieve a 10 to 20 percent increase in allowable lateral resistance
LiteSteel Beam by LiteSteel Technologies America
The LiteSteel Beam is a cold-formed, lightweight steel structural beam
