The cold-formed steel is a light structural beam that’s easy to lift by hand for quick installation. At about 32 feet in length, the steel beams weigh 350 lb, only half as much as traditional material ...

PACO Steel is a leading manufacturer and distributor of lightweight steel beams with offices and facilities across the United States, including their flagship beam mill in Arkansas.

* Lightweight LSB saves money by eliminating the need for a crane for installation; is on average 40 percent lighter than equivalent hot-rolled steel or engineered wood beams.

A large, solid steel I-beam can absorb heat and take a relatively long time to reach its failure temperature, while a lightweight steel beam, such as an open-web bar joist or C-beam can be heated ...

But as I walked down the Hudson River last night, looking back over the gaping hole that now exists in the Manhattan skyline, it is clear something else has replaced them. Two beams of steel-blue ...