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Framers and CMs can make for a powerful partnership, but it takes work.
A spring Wisconsin snowstorm demonstrates how a building design practice may lead to higher risk.
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Testing is underway to determine the effects of weather exposure and time on trusses.
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Join Deke Lape, with Mitchell Insurance, Inc., as he provides insight into effective strategies to take control of the healthcare supply chain, from hospital inpatient and outpatient costs to costs associated with prescriptions and physicians.
SBCA has published extensive information regarding raw material performance characteristics, since 2009, when SBCRI first learned of the disparities between OSB and lumber published design values and SBCRI tested performance. We published a 2015 article entitled “ Why is SBCA & SBCRI Publishing Investigative Reports? ”
Kent has an in-depth understanding of our industry from quoting and contracting, through design, manufacturing, quality control and final delivery. Kent’s two part presentation will be geared to management and sales personnel with regards to the quoting and contracting process and the associated risks. Be sure to have your questions ready for Part 1 of this presentation and Part 2 which will be announced at a later date.
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Considering hiring a remote designer for your company? Two industry professionals weigh in on effective strategies for developing and managing a remote position, the challenges and benefits that come with it, and best practices for streamlining the process. Whether this is a step you’ve been considering for some time or is a new idea for your hiring playbook, this webinar will get you headed in the right direction. Then the conversation will continue at BCMC as these presenters dive into the logistics and technology needed to effectively onboard and maintain a remote designer.
This webinar is a third in a series that will discuss the minimum load requirements for the design of trusses that are subject to building code requirements.
This webinar is a second in a series that will discuss the minimum load requirements for the design of trusses that are subject to building code requirements.
Selling trusses shouldn’t always be about the cost. Structural building components turn a building’s plans into reality, providing more value than just the wood. In this preview to a BCMC educational session, Chris Lambert discusses ways to build relationships with existing and potential customers so that cost isn’t the only thing you’re selling.
This webinar is a first in a series that will discuss the minimum load requirements for the design of trusses that are subject to building code requirements. Part 1 will review some of the common definitions often used when describing loads. It will also cover the basic load combinations prescribed by the building code as well as dead loads and live loads.
Framing the American Dream data suggests that installing floor trusses completes the task of framing a building’s floor system in almost half the time, requires less framer skill and experience and ultimately results in a product that is more reliable.
Reach your framer customers with this short, informative video that highlights the benefits of using floor trusses.
Many thanks to MiTek for generously funding the production of this video.
Framing the American Dream data suggests installing floor trusses completes the task of framing a building’s floor system in almost half the time, requires less framer skill and experience and ultimately results in a floor system that makes it easier for trades to install their products.
Reach your builder customers with this short, informative video that highlights the benefits of using floor trusses.
Many thanks to MiTek for generously funding the production of this video.
Framing the American Dream data suggests that installing floor trusses completes the task of framing a building’s floor system in almost half the time, requires less framer skill and experience and ultimately results in a product that is more reliable.
Reach your framer customers with this colorful, customizable brochure that highlights the benefits of using floor trusses.
Framing the American Dream data suggests installing floor trusses completes the task of framing a building’s floor system in almost half the time, requires less framer skill and experience and ultimately results in a floor system that makes it easier for trades to install their products.
Reach your builder customers with this colorful, customizable brochure that highlights the benefits of using floor trusses.
According to some media reports, toxic mold poses a major risk to the health of Americans. Although there is little scientific basis for these claims, the headlines have caused many homeowners to focus on mold.
As component manufacturers, we buy, design, manufacture, sell and warrant lumber in the form of a wood truss. That is what we do! But do we closely consider the risks and liabilities that lumber presents to the component manufacturer? Are there ways to manage these risks? This session will examine the risks and corresponding best practices component manufacturers can follow when buying lumber, designing with lumber, manufacturing with lumber, and selling and warranting a lumber value added product.
Building an effective and efficient production team goes well beyond finding the right people. If you’re taking the time to assess new hires to start a career path in the truss industry, you must also take the time to properly motivate those employees by implementing and maintaining free flowing engagement throughout your company’s structure, top-down and bottom-up. This webinar will take a closer look at how applying an understanding of human needs to employee engagement can transform your company’s culture.
To reduce accidents, injuries, illnesses and their related costs, safety and health must become a core management issue in your company like production, sales or quality control. To be most effective, safety and health must be balanced with, and incorporated into, other core business processes. Learn how to build the necessary culture in your facility to promote safety while exploring the responsibilities every person – from the CEO to your newest production employee – must accept to achieve success.
This presentation will provide an overview of the code development process as well as specific proposed changes to the National Model building codes that could affect component manufacturers. We will also discuss general topic areas that are getting a lot of attention at the code hearings and how these could affect the future of construction.
Did you miss the Open Quarterly Meeting in Nashville? Spend some time with SBCA President Jim Finkenhoefer as he provides an update on current SBCA initiatives, including new marketing materials available to CMs and the progress being made regarding component manufacturing QC. Designed to keep SBCA members apprised of the work of their association, this roundtable-style webinar will include plenty of time for questions and discussion.
In today’s tight labor market, component manufacturers are competing with a variety of different industries for the same people. Since every new hire’s assimilation into the plant’s value chain has an immediate impact on its efficiency and the team members that operate it, it is imperative that we try and get the best fit possible. In order to stop the revolving door of production employees, a company must hire smarter. To do so, it must first align its mindset on how to best identify ideal people with ideal behaviors.
The U.S. government is increasingly making it more difficult for manufacturers to find people willing and qualified to work in the plant. Similarly, federal lawmakers are not doing enough to address ongoing trade disputes with other countries, which is raising the costs of raw materials. Join the webinar to hear more about these topics, and what you can do to help the building component industry.
Join us as we explore this question and discuss why building materials are often blamed for fires, particularly those that occur in buildings under construction, and why the finger doesn’t get pointed elsewhere. Panelists will discuss the many different ways fires start and provide attendees with a better understanding of root causes, which will help solve fire risks during construction with the goal to prevent fires from occurring.