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Using the lyrics of a golden oldie, Jess Lohse reminds CMs to take charge of their vessels and set a course for success!
In 2016, SBC Magazine will have a new look and feel. Find out how our new approach will benefit your organization in the new year!
This year, SBC Magazine sent writers to many of the education sessions, asked them to interview the presenters, and then give everyone a healthy taste of what they would have learned had they attended those sessions themselves.
Who’s in your social truss network? If you’re like a majority of component manufacturers, your social truss network might be a bit lonely online and off! SBCA President Jess Lohse has a few ideas for how to beef up your network in 2016!
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.
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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.
The Framing the American Dream study shows that a stick-framed house creates nearly 30 times more jobsite waste than a component-framed house.
The Framing the American Dream study shows that it takes 25% less wood product to frame a structure using components.
One of the most compelling things about components has always been the ability to build more, faster. Get that message out to your networks in this concise social media campaign: Build More Houses.
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.
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.
Using structural building components provide a positive environmental and economic benefit to the building process. Get that message out to your networks in this concise social media campaign: Create Less Waste.
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.
Framing the American Dream data suggests that installing roof trusses completes the task of framing a building’s roof in less time, requires less framer skill and experience, and ultimately results in a roof that enables more open and flexible floor plans. Reach builder customers in your networks with these social media posts.
Framing the American Dream data suggests that installing roof trusses completes the task of framing a building’s roof in less time, allowing the same framing crew to complete more roof projects over time. Reach framer customers in your networks with these social media posts.
This project overview graphic provides a quick visual representation of the labor, waste and material savings of using components, based on findings from the 2015 Framing the American Dream study.