It’s been a while since the cost of wood nearly quadrupled from pre-COVID levels in 2021. It was the first big story in the construction industry when the pandemic struck, and it affected every aspect of construction in America. So, where are we currently with the...
It has been said that it is not a matter of if, but when, as it relates to concrete cracking. I suppose this truth also applies to brick, stucco, drywall, as well as a number of other brittle materials. So the ultimate question is, when is it a cause of concern? That...
Background:Tru by Hilton is a new hotel off of US Highway 21 in Beaufort. Tru has 4 stories, 92 rooms, and the building is a total of 38,000 square feet. It is part of a larger development, which already includes a Home2 Suites by Hilton Hotel, that opened in late...
Background Back in 1976, it was uncommon to see hoagies, gyros, and other “sub” sandwich shops in the South. They were mostly limited to the Northeast. When Dominic Ruffalo opened his first sandwich chain in Sumter, S.C. that year, he set out to break that trend. He...
Wood is cool, trees are good, wood is better than steel at saving the world and keeps hippies happy. Going into the 2019 Mass Timber Conference, my expectations led me to believe I would walk away with a profoundly new way to tackle the structural challenges we...
