BELLEVUE -- Developers of multi-family as well as multi-story housing in seismic zone 4 can take lessons from recent local projects that incorporated durable materials design choices. 1995 witnessed ...
The caisson gate is a concrete floating structure that acts as a watertight lock at the dry dock’s entrance. It functions by sinking when the dry dock is empty by flooding its compartments with ...
When building a new structure, it is critical to securely fasten items to the foundation or slab of concrete with the use of a sill plate. A sill plate, also known as a sole plate, is the bottom ...
Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms, ...