Structural engineer Goonsung Park, PE, breaks down the pros and cons of cold-formed steel and wood for multifamily housing development.

Wood’s strength depends on the direction of the grain. The technical term for this variance is “orthotropic,” which means having different strengths in three planes perpendicular to each other. An ...

Wood is not a new construction material; in fact, it is one of the oldest. On almost every continent and in almost every culture, wood has been used to build shelter for many thousands of years. In ...