A structural truss module employs a fastener web to interconnect elongated wood chords. The web comprises a plurality of metal support rods. Each of the support rods has opposed threaded sections which are each threadably engaged to opposed chords preferably at an angle thereto. In one embodiment, a matrix of quasi-convergent adjacent pairs of support rods is employed. The structural truss modules may form part of a roof for a header or a structural wall.

An I-joist comprising a web and flanges, the web being connected on each longitudinal edge thereof to a flange, wherein the I-joist further comprises chords, the chords being connected to the web on at least one side of the web. The web may comprise openings in between the chords. The I-joist is fabricated by connecting a flange on each longitudinal edge of a web and connecting chords on at least one side of the web, the web being provided with openings.

The invention relates to a composite floor beam for use in construction. The composite floor beam comprises an upper part made from a first material extending substantially along the length of the beam and a lower part made from a second material such as metal extending substantially along the length of the beam, the upper part comprises an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower part comprises an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface of the upper part is designed to be arranged horizontally to support a floor above. The upper surface of the upper part is parallel to the lower surface of the lower part. The lower surface of the lower part is designed to be arranged horizontally for attachment to a ceiling below. The lower surface of the upper part and the upper surface of the lower part define apertures between them for cabling and/or piping and/or other utilities. The apertures pass from a first side of the beam to a second side of the beam. The direction of the apertures passing from the first side to the second side being transverse to the direction of the length of the beam.

The invention relates to a composite floor beam for use in construction. The composite floor beam comprises an upper part made from a first material extending substantially along the length of the beam and a lower part made from a second material such as metal extending substantially along the length of the beam, the upper part comprises an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower part comprises an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface of the upper part is designed to be arranged horizontally to support a floor above. The upper surface of the upper part is parallel to the lower surface of the lower part. The lower surface of the lower part is designed to be arranged horizontally for attachment to a ceiling below. The lower surface of the upper part and the upper surface of the lower part define apertures between them for cabling and/or piping and/or other utilities. The apertures pass from a first side of the beam to a second side of the beam. The direction of the apertures passing from the first side to the second side being transverse to the direction of the length of the beam.

A connection utilizing a joist hanger to hang a joist or beam from a wood structural support member such as a top plate or header in cooperation with a first plurality of fasteners such as screws or nails and one or more substantially vertical fire-resistant panels such as drywall.

A connection utilizing a joist hanger to hang a joist or beam from a wood structural support member such as a top plate or header in cooperation with a first plurality of fasteners such as screws or nails and one or more substantially vertical fire-resistant panels such as drywall.

A bracket (1) for holding a suspended ceiling has a first end (2) for anchoring the bracket (1) to a beam or the like of a building structure and a second end (3) to which a mounting profile is attachable on which a building panel is mountable. The bracket (1) has a rectangular and flat part (4) that in use is horizontally arranged between the first and second ends (2, 3). The length (L) of the flat part (4) between the first and second ends (2, 3) is at least 1.5 times as long as the width (W) of the flat part (4).