Multi-family

Social Media

Use Less Wood Product

Framing with components is advantageous because less lumber is required in the construction process than with stick-framing. Get that message out to your networks in this concise social media campaign: Use Less Wood Product.

Presentation

Framing the American Dream: Roof Labor

This slide deck provides more information about the Framing the American Dream project, as well as more in-depth information about what was learned when comparing the two roof framing methods. These slides can be downloaded and customized in any way you choose.

Guidance Document

Promoting Roof Trusses to Framers

If you are interested in promoting your roof truss packages to framers who still prefer to stick-frame a raftered roof, here are some tools you can use to begin that discussion.

Guidance Document

Promoting Roof Trusses to Builders & GCs

If you are interested in promoting your roof truss packages to builders and general contractors (GCs) who still rely on their framing crews to stick-frame a raftered roof, here are some tools you can use to begin that discussion.

Infographic

Framing the American Dream: Use Less Wood Product

The Framing the American Dream study shows that it takes 25% less wood product to frame a structure using components.

Using Components uses 25% less wood product.

Infographic

Framing the American Dream: Create Less Waste

The Framing the American Dream study shows that a stick-framed house creates nearly 30 times more jobsite waste than a component-framed house.

Infographic

Framing the American Dream: Build More Houses

The Framing the American Dream study shows that a crew can frame two and half homes with structural building components in the time it takes to stick-frame one house.

build more 2 1/2 more houses with components

Video

Framing the American Dream: Wall Panel Data for Framers

Framing the American Dream data suggests that installing wall panels completes the task of framing a building’s walls in a fifth the time, requires less skill and experience and ultimately allows framing crews to complete more wall projects over time.

Reach your framer customers with this short, informative video that highlights the benefits of using wall panels.

Many thanks to MiTek for generously funding the production of this video.

Video

Framing the American Dream: Wall Panel Data for Builders

Framing the American Dream data suggests that installing wall panels completes the task of framing a building’s walls in a fifth the time, requires less framer skill and experience, and ultimately results in a product that is more precise.

Reach your builder customers with this short, informative video that highlights the benefits of using wall panels.

Many thanks to MiTek for generously funding the production of this video.

Structural Building Components Magazine

Structural Building Components Research Institute

Structural Building Components Jobsite Packages

Building Component Manufacturer Conference

Structural Building Components Magazine

Structural Building Components Research Institute

Structural Building Components Jobsite Packages

Building Component Manufacturer Conference

Framing the American Dream: Roof Labor

Promoting Roof Trusses to Framers

Promoting Roof Trusses to Builders & GCs

Framing the American Dream: Use Less Wood Product

Framing the American Dream: Create Less Waste

Framing the American Dream: Build More Houses

Framing the American Dream: Wall Panel Data for Framers

Framing the American Dream: Wall Panel Data for Builders