When Elmhurst Group, a Pittsburgh-area developer, started collecting bids for a new mixed-use building last November, the price of the steel frame, roof and cladding panels for the $14-million project ...

It has been observed that installing a metal roof makes building owners think more about lightning and the dangers of lightning strikes. There is a perception, or at least a suspicion, that a metal ...

Standing seam metal roofing costs $16,400, on average, to install with an estimated low cost of about $14,000 and a high cost of $19,000. Standing seam metal roofing is a popular choice due to its ...

You have to consider many factors when designing an architectural project in order to ensure quality and value. The construction technique is in most cases the first item to be evaluated, because it ...

A multifamily complex next to Oakland’s biggest transit station. High-end condominiums overlooking the bay from Yerba Buena Island. Housing for a high school faculty and staff in Daly City. Though ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeffrey Steele has been a freelance writer for one-third of a century. Rendering of a Lewisboro, N.Y. disaster-resilient home by ...

Recently, a major fire raced through the AvalonBay at Edgewater apartment community in New Jersey, destroying several hundred units and displacing the residents of the luxury development in the middle ...

American homebuilders love lumber. Can they learn to love steel? Last year, 94% of all single-family homes built in the United States were "stick built," according to industry data. Most of the ...

The construction of domestic roofs refers to the frame construction and covering that is found on the majority of detached houses in temperate or cold climates. These roofs tend to be built with ...

During the 1850s, due to the manufacturing processes being developed in Britain by Sir Henry Bessemer, it became possible – in theory – to produce sufficient steel of adequate quality to make it an ...