Is This Beam Wood or Steel? Or both?
Structural steel is becoming more common in homes, as structural steel gets stronger and lighters and its cost per pound comes closer to alternatives like engineered lumber. The challenge with… Read More »
Articles by Dan Martel, P.E.
Steel Open Web Joist Repair
For their structural efficiency, open web steel joists are a very common element used in framing of large building roofs and floors. (Look up the next time you go into… Read More »
Building on Hope Update
Construction on the Nashua Police Athletic League Renovation is in full swing! Learn more about Building on Hope and this year’s project: http://buildingonhope.com/current-project/ The exterior in March. Elevator foundation on… Read More »
The Result when Architects and Engineers Collaborate to Design a House
People often ask: why would I want an engineer and architect to design my house? The answer usually boils down to: The house is beyond the prescriptive provisions of the… Read More »
The Ups and Downs of Wood Roof Trusses
The use of wood roof trusses in residential and commercial buildings alike has continued to accelerate in recent years, and for good reason. As technology improves, their design and fabrication… Read More »
This is a Wood Shear Wall
While this wall may look like just another wood stud wall, it is actually a highly-engineered structural element that requires precise construction. Wood shear walls are used to resist both… Read More »
The Effects of Moisture on Wood
We all know that when trees are alive there is natural moisture held in the wood, a porous material. But did you know that the process of manufacturing wood used… Read More »
Award Winning Sawdust Cyclone Structure
Team Engineering won the 2020 Structural Engineers of New Hampshire Excellence in Structural Engineering Award in the Special Structures Category for this unique project. Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co. operates… Read More »
Pickering House Inn, Wolfeboro, NH
Team Engineering is proud to have been part of the team that renovated a vacant historic landmark into a beautiful boutique hotel, the Pickering House Inn. Team Engineering’s design modernized… Read More »
Planet Fitness Seabrook Now Open!
The new Planet Fitness in Seabrook is now open! This was Team Engineering’s second collaboration with Planet Fitness, both being tenant fit-out constructions. This location took over a portion of… Read More »