The power of steel, from strength to shapes
GB&D MAGAZINE
A publication of Green Building and Design, gb&d covers a range of topics. Emphasizing the advantages of steel, this article explores our engineered solutions and spotlights high-profile projects like The Sphere in Las Vegas and Globe Life Field in Texas.
Go for the joists, with flush-frame connections
MODERN STEEL CONSTRUCTION
While open web steel joists are ideal for supporting high-performance floors, this article outlines the important structural and design procedures to consider in advance of application—including flush-frame connections. Our own Joe Pote is co-author. Joe Pote, our Director of R&D, is co-author.
Multifamily housing – addressing a housing crisis
CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTER, ARCHITECTURE + CONSTRUCTION
Architects are playing a key role in providing solutions to a housing market with distinct challenges. This article explores the design promise of multi-story buildings with a steel structural system that delivers livability, affordability, and sustainability.
Reconsidering sustainability
CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTER, ARCHITECTURE + CONSTRUCTION
Focusing on sustainability in the built environment, this article offers strategies to avoid greenwashing and ways to introduce eco-friendly practices into your operations. It includes a look at the benefits of Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) in steel manufacturing.
Data centers: Construction, storage, and technology
ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD
Spurred by rapid advances in AI, data center demand continues to swell. This insightful article features expert voices—including our own Shane Clifford—on the unique challenges and opportunities ahead as future-proof becomes a design-build essential.
Engineering data centers and warehouses
INFORMED INFRASTRUCTURE
When specifying steel joists, steel joist girders and steel roof deck in data centers and warehouses, here are three ways to build speed into the project while assuring long-term flexibility for the building owner or developer.
Steel joists and deck stand up to natatorium conditions
INFORMED INFRASTRUCTURE
Indoor pools or natatoriums present unique building design challenges: How to address humid, corrosive environments and the ambient noise created in these cavernous structures. Steel joists and steel deck are the answer.
Top 10 design and specification mistakes to avoid
STRUCTURE
What happens in the early phases can dictate how smoothly construction projects will go and how much they will cost. Consulting early with the steel joist supplier can help prevent delays and cost overruns by avoiding these common mistakes.
Steel deck FAQs
STRUCTURE
From substituting screws in place of welds to field curving vs. shop curving of steel roof deck, New Millennium engineering specialists answer some of the questions they are most often asked about steel roof and floor deck.
Steel deck diaphragm design 101
STRUCTURE
Steel roof and floor deck diaphragm design requires careful attention to load paths, stiffness variations, fastener types and regional preferences. The next time you design a project with a diaphragm system, be sure to consider all the details.
Steel roof deck shows off its curves in Las Vegas
INFORMED INFRASTRUCTURE
The architects behind the new West Hall at Las Vegas Convention Center had grand visions. They used type N steel roof deck to create a wavy roof inspired by the nearby mountains. Inside, dovetail roof deck covers a massive 1.4-million-square-foot main exhibit hall.
Cantilevered frame design utilizing joist girders
STRUCURE
The size and complexity of cantilevered hangar designs present unique engineering challenges. Using massive steel trusses and other structural elements can increase project costs. Steel joist girders, along with steel joists and deck, are a cost-effective solution.
Open your eyes—and mind—to new school design
CONSTRUCTION DIVE
In today’s environment, there is an urgent push to create open, safe learning spaces that are flexible and adaptable. Design teams now have a new assignment to complete. See how steel joists and long-span steel deck systems are the answer.
Warehouse checklist for success
STRUCTURE
As e-commerce experiences tremendous growth, so too does warehouse and distribution center construction. Here are five ways to improve construction efficiency, shorten project timelines and reduce total-project costs.
Texas-sized joist girder: A new flat roll steel mill ...
INFORMED INFRASTRUCTURE
How does an engineer design a roof to support 24-foot-diameter exhaust ducts? That was the challenge of the melt shop at the new Steel Dynamics, Inc. flat roll steel mill in Texas. Altogether, the project required nearly 500 joist girders.
Aloft Ocean City
INFORMED INFRASTRUCTURE
Architect Keith Iott used dovetail long-span composite floor deck to help maximize space, save 2.5 to 3 months in construction and eliminate $1.5 million to $2.5 million in construction costs at the first-of-its-kind Aloft Ocean City hotel.
Composite steel deck-slabs with supplemental ...
STRUCTURE
Read about the different strategies for achieving economical composite slab designs by adding steel reinforcement and get practical guidelines for the design of composite slabs with supplemental reinforcing bars.
