Jun 30, 2025 | Case Study
The Situation: Diamond City Equestrian contacted one of our long-time contractors Southridge Construction in early 2024 about a massive undertaking, the largest riding arena in all of Western Canada. Southridge knew a project of this scope would require a dedicated...
Jun 30, 2025 | Case Study
The Situation: Diamond City Equestrian contacted one of our long-time contractors Southridge Construction in early 2024 about a massive undertaking, the largest riding arena in all of Western Canada. Southridge knew a project of this scope would require a dedicated...
Jun 30, 2025 | Case Study
The Situation: Multi-family construction has reached a critical need in Southern Alberta cities like Lethbridge. Arbutus Landing contacted Structural Truss in early 2024 about a massive undertaking, a six-story condominium complex to house over 200 residents. Our team...
May 30, 2025 | Project Feature
Recognizing The Scale, Calling The Experts In early 2024, Diamond City Equestrian approached long-time partner Southridge Construction with an ambitious vision: to build one of the largest indoor riding arenas in Western Canada, now proudly named Gait N’ Rein....
May 14, 2025 | Building Tips
Fire & Moisture Protection Barriers Available from Structural Truss Fire and moisture damage are two unavoidable anomalies that may affect a building during or after the construction process. We feel it is necessary to provide options that minimize the effects...
May 6, 2025 | Project Feature
Prefabricated Wall Panels For More Efficient Construction Wall panels and other prefabricated building components are becoming increasingly popular in new construction, but what makes prefab components more efficient and why are builders and contractors switching?...
Feb 4, 2025 | Project Feature
According to a recent study by the Real Estate Institute of Canada, multifamily development has become a strategic and important shift in Western Canadian residential construction. With the recent rise in interest rates and construction costs, multifamily projects are...
Nov 6, 2024 | Building Tips
Why Are Trusses So Strong? Wood trusses are widely used in Canadian construction due to their strength, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. To the layman, the geometric shape may appear to be just for aesthetic reasons, but in fact, there is a fundamental design...
Aug 8, 2024 | Building Tips
Installing Roof Trusses - How Best to Avoid Damage and Undue Stress Hoisting roof trusses with a crane is extremely common on job sites. Recently, Structural Truss Systems designed and built Western Canada’s first 120 ft long truss, and hoisting something of...