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Essential Guide to Different Types of Balconies
〉7 MIN READ Seeking the Best Balcony Choice for Multifamily Buildings What are the Different Types of Balconies?What Construction Material is Available for Balconies?What Details Should You Know for Balcony Design?Which Balcony Type is Best?What are...
St. Camillus Transfer Beam Installation
St. Camillus Transfer Beam InstallationTransfer Beam Installation Successfully Completed The installation of the 26,000 lb transfer beam is complete at the St. Camillus project in Wauwatosa, WI. The new 15-story independent living building sits across from the...
Laser Cutting Addresses Construction Challenges
We’re ready to meet elevated design and accelerated timelines.Modern Construction Efficiency IdeasLaser Cutting Machine Will Address Modern Construction Challenges Today’s construction challenges call for fast timelines. But how does an already pushed to the...
Learn About Modern Balcony Design
What is a modern balcony?Modern Balconies as a Necessary Design Feature Modern balconies in multifamily construction are hot right now. Residents want balconies for connection outside of their living space…to feel breathtaking views, take in the sounds of...
How to Create a Stable Balcony
What helps make a balcony safe and stable? A safe and stable balcony is best created by engineering know how and innovation. We’ve all been on balconies where the railing seems a little loose, or the decking seems a little unsafe. Those balconies were built...
How to Speak Terms of the Construction Industry
Acronyms and Industry Terms of the Construction Industry Sometimes architects speak their own archispeak with words like WELL, LEED, BIM, built environment, biophilia, and ROM. The other day we used Google to figure out what ROM meant from an architect...
How to Plan for Metal Fabrication Lead Time
The “Amazon Now Effect” on Metal Fabrication Lead Times Today’s fast pace world expects everything right now, and the construction industry is part of this demand. Amazon adds to this mindset with their same day shipping. I call this expectation of thinking...
Balcony and Deck Structure Design Considerations
How Does Deflection Affect Deck Structure Design?Deflection and live loads play a part in how occupants feel while on a balcony. Balcony and deck structure design needs several considerations for ultimate design. These considerations become crucial when...
How to Design a Wood Cantilever Balcony System
Is a Wood Cantilever Balcony System Design a Good Idea?Traditionally, if you wanted a balcony on your architectural design, the balcony system became a wood cantilever balcony design. Today, new methods and substrates open up options to consider a wood cantilever...
PythonX CNC Machine Adds Speed to Steel Fabrication
Commercial Construction Demands Fast Timelines and Accuracy for Steel FabricationAn idea of increasing speed leads Midwest Stairs & Iron to add the PythonX CNC machine along it’s group of talented individuals and steel fabrication services. The robotic CNC machine...