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Historic Iowa Church Reborn with Components, SBCA Member

  • Historic All Saint’s Church in Stuart, IA burned in 1995, and was rebuilt with building components in 2008. 
  • The project team included SBCA member Lumber Specialties, who designed and built an intricate roof truss system for the main dome of the church. 
  • To properly transfer loads, the trusses tied into custom steel compression and tension rings placed in the center of the dome.

Communicating Success: A Case Study about Communication on a Design-Build Project

  • Initially planned to be a design-bid-build project, the bid for a new city hall building for Star, ID, came in at $800,000 over budget. 
  • Performance Engineers, who provided value engineering services, helped to bring the project back within its $1.4 million budget. 
  • Synergy between the engineering firm, the component manufacturer and framing company further reduced costs by streamlining communication.

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How recasting a bottleneck can add green to your bottom line

Buying Used Equipment in Today's Market

What you should know before you buy used

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Meaningful Marketing

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SBCRI's Web Force Verification Device a Big Step for Bracing Tests

Supplier & Professional Directory for the Structural Building Components Industry

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Hey Truss Manufacturer, What's Your Fabrication Tolerance?

BCMC 2009 Recap: Industry Gathers to Build Community, Make Connections in Phoenix

Pulleys Used to Ensure Known Applied Load & Even Load Distribution

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