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2009 Jan/Feb
- Balloon wall framing applications are considered an archaic building method.
- CMs can build tall walls by laying out extra long studs on a table and placing truss plates on the joints. Then roll the gantry over them to secure the plates.
- If you are building balloon or “tall” walls, we want to hear from you! Email editor@sbcmag.info.
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2009 Jan/Feb
- Andrews Truss designed and built the trusses for a cone-shaped tower measuring 75' tall and 21' across.
- The tower was part of a 4,000 sq. ft. vacation home in northwestern North Carolina located near the “Tail of the Dragon” highway.
- This was technician Phil Close’s first experience designing trusses for a tower this shape.
- The key, he said, was a lot of careful thought before beginning the design.
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2009 March
- BCMC is the one time each year exhibitors have the attention of component manufacturers from around the world in one place!
- Don’t miss BCMC this year; 2009 is one of the most pivotal years in our history.
- Exhibitors’ goals should be to have attendees thinking about your product or service long after they have returned home.
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2009 March
- Tri-County Truss decided to seek a special OSHA safety status by teaming up with a Washington state agency to make its operations safer.
- The company earned the VPP award in 2008 by empowering its workers.
- As part of the process, inspectors interviewed 45 employees at random behind closed doors about the company’s safety practices.
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2009 March
- FSC-certified lumber is not worth the two points available for its use since it isn’t a requirement that must be met for certification in LEED for Homes.
- Typically, homes that qualify for green certifications tend to be high performance, design-driven projects.
- LEED credits can be divided into “direct” credits and “indirect” credits, and components contribute to both.
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2009 April
- The performance of shear walls under lateral loads was recently tested in a full-scale assembly in SBCRI.
- The tests yielded results that are consistent with similar testing done by NAHB RC and APA.
- The test data calls into question prescriptive requirements of braced wall lines in the IRC.
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2009 May
- 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.
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2009 May
- 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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2009 August
How recasting a bottleneck can add green to your bottom line
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2009 August
What you should know before you buy used
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2009 November
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2009 December