A transfer slab is simply a thick reinforced concrete floor slab where a column sits on top of a slab but does not have a column immediately below. In other words, it bridges between supporting ...

Concrete fiber does greater than boost strength– it resolves numerous troubles simultaneously. Typical concrete shrinks as it ...

Repairs to Slatington’s 100 steps are left in limbo. The 100 steps run from Hill Street to Fairview Avenue, and are thought to be about 100 years old. The concrete steps are chipped and cracked, and ...

Developers have a growing array of options for AI-powered low-code and no-code development tools. But using them to their ...

Dallas leaders are deciding if Oak Lawn UMC violated city code by painting its front steps in rainbow colors without landmark approval. The church painted the steps as a show of inclusivity following ...

The Dallas Landmark Commission voted to allow Oak Lawn UMC to keep its rainbow-painted steps as a temporary art installation. The approval is valid for 12 months. Then the church must return to the ...

You may be like most folks. I’m guessing you give very little thought to the stairs you go up and down on a regular basis. They might be constructed from wood, steel, or concrete. The vast majority of ...

On Dec. 8, Marion City Council approved two pieces of legislation that would create a new building code enforcement department in a 6-2-1 vote, with six voting for, two against and one abstention. The ...

The doors could soon close on new construction of wood-framed homes. At least that is what many regulators are pushing to make happen. After decades of wood-framed houses being pummeled by wildfires, ...

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed an agreement in January 2024 to beef up protection along their land borders with Russia and Moscow's key ally, Belarus. Estonia said at the ...