LANCASTER — Super-heated steel has a smell, an distinct mixture of sweat, carbon, iron, oil and heat. It rolls off the metal and permeates the air. The scent isn't offensive, but rather harkens to ...

A Major League Baseball stadium in Colorado used LiteSteel Beam products to build a 4,000-sf patio bar for local patrons. Designed by Populous Architects, the patio was originally configured for ...

DETROIT -- Tall cranes lifted steel beams into place at the Little Caesars headquarters construction project Tuesday. Crews broke ground on the nine-story Downtown Detroit building in September. It's ...

In this article we will continue to look at building structural systems. Last month we discussed concrete, which is one of the most basic building construction components. To review, concrete is a ...

Thanks to a number of key innovations, steel is playing a greater role in residential high-rises, senior and student housing, and taller mixed-use developments, says architect Jayshree Shah, AIA, ...

Q. I'm getting ready to build a large room addition that needs a beam to support the floor joists. I've been told that a wood beam will work, but I've always seen steel I-beams in other houses. Is it ...