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 the Different Types of Balconies? Many balcony options exist for today’s multi-family construction projects. Use

St. Camillus Transfer Beam Installation Transfer 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 Milwaukee County Zoo. Gilbane Building Company is the general contractor. This was a record-setting transfer beam Midwest

We’re ready to meet elevated design and accelerated timelines. Modern Construction Efficiency Ideas Laser Cutting Machine Will Address Modern Construction Challenges Today’s construction challenges call for fast timelines. But how does an already pushed to the limit manufacturer meet faster timelines? The manufacturer must be flexible. Flexibility introduces the idea of laser cutting automation. Moreover,

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 nature, or view the bustling city from above. This increased balcony demand creates a need for a modern way of thinking about balconies.

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 with the cheapest cost in mind, without consideration of occupant

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 standpoint, and then translated the literal meaning from Rough Order of Magnitude to the simplistic

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 ‘everything can be had in your hands at your command’—the “Amazon Now Effect.”

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 balconies of a multifamily property take on how a building looks and feels in the end. You

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 balcony system, or something like an aluminum bolt-on balcony system.