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Structural Steel for Canadian Buildings: A Designer’s Guide

By Juan Arboleda

Structural steel isn’t just for downtown towers or mega warehouses. It’s shaping homes, schools, clinics, and community buildings across Canada. Why? Because it delivers strength,...

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Steel Structure Warehouse Design: What Construction Professionals Need to Know

By Juan Arboleda

Steel has long been the backbone of industrial construction — but the evolution of steel structure warehouse design over the past decade has pushed the...

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Steel Structure House Design: What You Need to Know Before You Build

By Juan Arboleda

Steel isn’t just for skyscrapers and warehouses anymore. Today, more homeowners — and more architects — are turning to steel structure house design as a...

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Steel Structure Roofing Design: Built for Snow, Wind, and the Future

By Juan Arboleda

If you’re building in Winter climates, your roofing system needs to earn its keep. Snow isn't just a seasonal decoration. It’s heavy. It lingers. It...

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Ductile Design of Steel Structures

By Juan Arboleda

When most people imagine a sturdy building, they might think of something that never budges. But the reality is surprisingly different; the safest buildings are...

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How We Design of Cold Formed Steel Structures

By Juan Arboleda

The construction industry has so many moving parts that it’s easy to miss some of the biggest changes. Materials, methods, and expectations—everything is evolving. And...

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Design of Beams in Steel Structures: The ILD Approach

By Juan Arboleda

Canada is facing an unprecedented housing shortage. According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), an additional 3.5 million homes are needed by 2030—beyond...

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Light Gauge Steel Structure Design: Reimagining Construction, One Frame at a Time

By Juan Arboleda

Steel structure designs are having a moment, pushing the boundaries of what was once thought possible. Although they have long been in use, steel structural...

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Advantages of Using Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction

By Juan Arboleda

According to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, building construction price indexes, for both residential and commercial construction, increased by a national average of 4.2%...

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