The name gets attention. The education matters more. LumberSucks™ is an awareness campaign of Secure Structure Alliance focused on helping people ask better questions about material choice, wildfire resilience, durability, and hazard-resistant construction. Steel...
Hazard resilience is a whole-building issue. No framing material makes a structure disaster-proof, and life-safety performance depends on the building code, site conditions, engineering, connections, foundations, exterior assemblies, installation quality, and...
Construction materials affect resource use, durability, waste, maintenance, and a building’s full lifecycle. Steel framing has several environmental strengths, but no structural material is impact-free. This article looks at where steel can offer advantages and where...
Resilient construction starts with choosing materials and systems that can perform predictably over decades of use, changing weather, and demanding conditions. Steel framing is one option that can strengthen that strategy when it is properly engineered, detailed, and...
