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 for structural purposes includes baking the moisture out of the wood? The moisture content in living trees can be as high as 200%, meaning that… Read More »
Life is awesome. We are so blessed to have food and cars and gasoline… Despite these blessings, I still often yearn to live in a simpler time, a time when you know the name of the owner of your local gas station. Great news – you can do that today! Gas up at Maverick Gas… Read More »
Growing up I never really had a job that I always dreamed of doing. I had a range of interests; sports, reading, drawing, the outdoors, and I just never really had one thing that stood out over the others. In high school, I considered being an architect, a teacher, and a few other things but… Read More »
Most of New Hampshire and Massachusetts homes have been constructed using wood framing for floors, walls and roofs. The material is readily available and generally inexpensive when compared to other materials, such as steel or masonry. Just like any other material, wood has its own structural properties and limits to how much forces, or stress,… Read More »
My Dad is an amazing man. Ask those that know Charles Turner, and they will tell you that he is a great guy. Growing up with Dad was awesome. He was the classic Dad – went to work faithfully at Sanders (now BAE) every day on Canal Street in Nashua. He would come home to… Read More »
As engineers, we often are accused of “overengineering” a building’s structure; when, in reality, we are just following the design rules set forth in the local building code. In most cases, contractors are set on their construction methods based on how they were taught when they first entered the industry. How many times have you… Read More »
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 an eastern white pine lumber manufacturing facility in Springfield, NH. Their indoor facility, as you can imagine, produces literally tons of sawdust each day. Macy… Read More »
Once in a lifetime, a New Hampshire property comes on the market that gets national attention, and it happened in November of 2019. The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester capitalized on a rare chance to purchase a building with the most prestigious design heritage an American home can possess. A 1406 sq. ft. single-family… Read More »
Sustainable design is commonly associated with high construction costs and expensive cutting-edge building technology. However, when sustainability is considered early in the design process, projects can achieve high performance at average construction costs. Before ever putting pen to paper, this list may help to inspire some design: DESIGN WITH THE SITE IN MIND: Climate Site… Read More »
Team Engineering is open and very busy, but not too busy to help you with that design project or solve that engineering issue. Everyone we know in the construction industry has a full schedule right now and many of them are relying on Team Engineering to create the structural and architectural plans for their projects. … Read More »
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