The Department of Transportation Could be a good source of job opportunities, based on all of the structures they require for salt and sand storage. The Rural Builder staff  decided…

Daylighting or skylighting is becoming increasingly popular, in part because the materials and products that enable it keep improving. At the core of an effective daylighting construction is a product…

The Details Manufacturer: Vinyl Structures LLC Building Size: 30’x40’ Roof Pitch: 8/12 Roof Panels: Leakguard Roofing System Wall Panels: Permaguard Signature Dark Cherry and Stackstone Ash Doors: Rollforming LLC Signaturedoors…

By Linda Schmid The Jeffana Holstein Family Farm is run by Jeff and Diana Henschel, who purchased the farm in the ’90s and raised their children there, and Bucky Henschel,…

By Randy Daudet Simpson Strong-TieOffsite/Mass Timber Construction Director In the last article (March 2023 issue), we described the primary structural and wood-related changes in the 2021 International Residential Code. This…

By Linda Schmid Ethan Collins enjoyed school, and he was a history buff. Still, he didn’t care for writing papers. He really wasn’t into art either until he discovered that…

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I have owned Shield Wall Media for almost four years now. It has been an adventure for me and the wonderful people who have chosen to come along for the…

By Linda Schmid Jacob Boeschen is driven to succeed. He says that comes from his parents. They had six kids to raise and so they both worked hard in service…

By Jacob Prater, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point I am no stranger to manure. As a graduate student studying soil science at Iowa State University, one of my first jobs…