In the engineering and construction industry, any truss spanning more than 60 feet is considered to be “long span”, thus requiring engineering consideration (per International Building Code (IBC) 2015 Section 2303.4, “Trusses” [for design of]). The purpose of this article is first to explore and explain various aspects of building with long-span, open-web trusses, including manufacturing, architectural design options, engineering considerations, and installation practices and, second to provide examples of structures where long-span, open-web trusses are featured (Figure 1). …