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Framing the American Dream data suggests that installing wall panels completes the task of framing a building’s walls in less time, requires less framer skill and experience and ultimately results in a more reliable building envelope. SBCA, with the help of its members, has developed a wide variety of resources and tools to help component manufacturers design, build and deliver high quality wall panels to their customers.
NFC Executive Director Chris Tatge and SBCA staff member Jim Vogt demonstrated on the BCMC show floor just how quickly a structure comes together with wall panels.
If you are interested in promoting your wall panel packages to framers who prefer to stick-frame walls in the field, here are some tools you can use to begin that discussion.
If you are interested in promoting your wall panel packages to builders who prefer to stick-frame walls in the field, here are some tools you can use to begin that discussion.
- Solar panels—devices that convert solar energy into electricity or heat—are often installed in trussed and conventionally framed roofs.
- To determine if a truss can withstand the load of a solar panel, add the value of the panel to the maximum top chord dead load capacity.
- If a panel can be applied to a conventionally framed roof with the same design load capacity as a truss system, the application should also work in the trussed roof.
The SBCA Wall Panel QC program helps manufacturers monitor the quality of wall panels they manufacture and provides the plant with a data management system. The program consists of inspecting wall panels and entering the data into the software program, allowing you to store data and create reports to assess plant quality. This program also offers an official SBCA Wall Panel QC 100% voluntary certification.
- As wall panels gain popularity, questions pertaining to sealed engineering requirements have increased.
- Can walls built in the shop rely on the prescriptive provisions of the building code?
- In the future, it is possible that component manufacturers will be responsible for providing sealed design drawings for their wall panel designs.
- In today’s market, wall design is generally performed using code prescribed tables and provisions.
- When a building of conventional construction contains structural elements exceeding the prescriptive code, these elements shall be designed in accordance with accepted engineering practice.
If you are interested in learning about adding more value to a panelized wall assembly, join Mike Strohecker as he covers how the PUReWAll assembly delivers more value, helps reduce cycle time compared to standard framed walls, and meets new energy code requirements while maintaining a 2x4 wall.
This program helps manufacturers monitor the quality of the wall panels they manufacture and provides the plant with a data management system.
- The strength axis of a structural panel is the direction parallel to the grain of the wood fiber in the face and back surfaces of the panel.
- The strength axis is usually the long dimension of the panel.
- The IBC provides two tables with the allowable spans and loads (psf) for wood structural panel sheathing installed continuous over two or more spans with their strength axis perpendicular and parallel to the supports.
Ask the Builder expert, Tim Carter, communicates how components expedite the building process and highlights the many reasons to build with wall panels. In the video Tim explains that wall panels have been around since the 1940's but are now built using cutting-edge technology in an automated production facility. He also shares that wall panels are easy to install which allows for fewer workers with expert carpentry skills and that can save you money. Tim points out that wall panels speed up the building process, allowing the building to be dried in sooner and ensuring construction materials are more quickly protected from the impact of rain and snow.
- A hybrid wall panel manufacturing system coordinates machinery options with expandable production software platform.
- The initial capital investment for wall panel manufacturing equipment is closely tied to your return on investment.
- The software package available through the hybrid approach offers expandability and works well with automated and manual equipment systems.
- The founders of our industry are probably asking, "Where’s my truss industry?"
- We must continue to sell value in order to keep this industry strong.
- One of the only possible negatives to selling more engineering and integrated services is if component manufacturers begin to dilute the value of components by not "up-selling" the value provided.
I am looking for information on point loading trusses. We manufacture mounting structures for solar panels. Typically, 10 to 15 sq. ft. of solar panel is supported by one standoff. Under extreme conditions – 50 lbs. per sq. ft. of wind load - we can transfer 500 to 750 lbs. of force onto one point of one truss. Are there any standards on this issue?
NFC members weigh in during wall panel roundtable
Explore the two different methods used to calculate a wall panel’s capacity to resist applied lateral loads.
- The 2012 IRC does not provide sufficient details on how to connect wood trusses to braced wall panels.
- SBCA has developed a couple of details and will continue to develop standard details that provide code-compliant connections between roof/floor trusses and braced wall panels.
- Component manufacturers can provide framers with specialty or standardized blocking panel products to reduce the time needed to install the blocking between trusses for these connections.
- The 2009 IRC contains new provisions in Section R602.10.6 to use blocking for connecting braced wall panels to floor truss and roof framing applications.
- Lateral load can be transferred from bottom chord bearing floor trusses is by attaching wood structural panel wall sheathing to the ends of the trusses, ribbon board, and the top plate of the wall below.
- Section R602.10.6 also includes prescriptive blocking provisions for roof trusses of varying heel heights for seismic design categories and wind speeds.
- Component manufacturers can reduce waste
- Wall panel manufacturers, equipment and education had a big presence at BCMC 2007.
- Demonstrating the cost savings and increased efficiency of using panels is how one manufacturer sells builders on the product.
- By viewing every aspect of his operation through the eyes of his customers, one manufacturer has discovered the key of wall panel success.
- Are you seeing the same objections to wall panels that you had with selling trusses?
- Labor demographics today will drive wall panel sales much like labor savings drove truss sales in the 1950s.
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 colorful, customizable brochure that highlights the benefits of using wall panels.
- The IRC requires vertical joints in braced wall panel sheathing to be connected to a common stud.
- SBCA has submitted a code change proposal that would allow a wall panels designed to the IRC to be built with the sheathing flush at the edges.
- The proposal will be heard at the May 2010 ICC Final Action Hearings.
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 colorful, customizable brochure that highlights the benefits of using wall panels.
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.
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.
Framers and CMs can make for a powerful partnership, but it takes work.
- Look forward to improving economic conditions for the construction industry in 2007.
- Don’t miss wall panel manufacturing articles on pages 38 and 48.
- A new column, Build Strong Relation-ships, spotlights manufacturers forging new relationships with various professionals in the marketplace.
- WTCA-NY put together a productive day-long event to build relationships and provide education.