Metal building system builders have an option to use straight columns or tapered columns to hold up the structure. In many metal building applications, straight columns may have more steel than they ...

Contractors finished replacing the damaged column in front of the Galleron Building last Friday. The column, which supported a wooden awning, was apparently damaged by a hit-and-run collision on Jan.

Construction workers remove non-original parts of the Wedge Building, exposing columns that have been hidden for decades. The columns were covered up when a teller window was installed on the point of ...

Local developer and contractor Chris Cook has bought The Columns on 11th Avenue and soon will be using the former bank building as a banquet hall. Mirror file photo Local developer and contractor ...

Building codes will be changing soon, now that a study at UC San Diego found a common steel building column won’t withstand the stress of a strong earthquake. KPBS Science and technology reporter ...

The lustrous ceiling is supported on concrete columns whose tops swell into broad caps resembling lily pads, prompting Wright to compare the space to a forest glade. Structural engineers were ...