Raising the Roof: Creating the Kibbie Dome at the University of Idaho

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for the University of Idaho Press
This volume illustrates how a small company, Trus Joist Corporation of Boise, Idaho, brought together a team of competent, motivated engineers and contractors to respond to University of Idaho's request for an indoor stadium. Former Trus Joist CEO Peter T. Johnson details the events leading up to the award of the bid, the innovative use of Art Troutner's advances in wood products technology, and the roles of engineers and contractors faced with the daunting task of constructing the Kibbie Dome.