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Editor’s Note: The purpose of this article series is to identify truss-related structural issues sometimes missed due to the day-in and day-out demands of truss design/production and the fragmented building design review and approval process. This series will explore issues in the building market that are not normally focused upon, and provide recommended best-practice guidance.
One of the best ways to ensure your remote designers feel like an integral part of the team is to make an effort to get everyone physically in the same place from time to time. Dan Morris, truss design manager at Apex in Jacksonville, Florida, notes that while they have regular interactions over the phone or through online meetings, they’ve also learned that “you need to have face-to-face time” to keep the team unified.
With overall economic growth sputtering, the exceptionally modest recovery we have seen so far in home sales is likely to become even more sluggish.
Fire Retardant Treated Wood (FRTW) products are permitted by code in certain situations where a fire resistance rating is required.
When designed and installed correctly, components can greatly reduce the time and materials required to frame a structure.
The purpose of this article series is to identify truss-related structural issues sometimes missed due to the day-in and day-out demands of truss design/production and the fragmented building design review and approval process. This series will explore issues in the building market that are not normally focused upon, and provide recommended best-practice guidance.
A high-quality component is the result of many individuals’ expertise – including the person standing at the saw.
The true test of someone’s character, or something’s value, is not when times are going well but when there is a crisis.
When you decide the best talent isn’t next door, will you be ready with the tools your employees need to work remotely?
CMs are having success hiring more women in the shop
Xoom. Galaxy. Slate. Iconia. iPad. Unless you’re a technology enthusiast, it’s likely you wouldn’t recognize the products these names refer to (except for perhaps the last one). They are all the latest and greatest tablet computers produced by the computing industry, and they offer a very simple, yet seductive advantage to the business community: mobility. For you, mobility translates into easier sales, quicker response times, more effective repairs, better marketing, streamlined manufacturing processes and, most importantly, more efficient communication and collaboration.
Communication is key to a successful construction project.
The BC beetle kill means changes are on the horizon for lumber harvesting, processing and pricing.
A little forethought can prevent the potential overstress that occurs when deflection leads to rooftop ponding.
A simple addition to your forklifts could make a huge difference with safety
Why flat-bottomed gable frames are not always the best solution
Recent ICC testimony from the AWC and the fire service appear to cotradict each other when it comes to expected 2x10 performance.
This is the second time in a decade Trussway employees have saved a life on the job.
A recent poll looked at this aspect of CM’s overall customer service.
Take a closer look at weather’s effect on plate movement
Builder complaints regarding the growth of surface mold on the lumber contained within wood structural components, while not as frequently encountered as in the past, continue to pose a dilemma in some markets. The dilemma comes in the form of builders either demanding moldfree wood based products, or when mold appears on a component at the jobsite, they are demanding that suppliers provide an immediate remediation (e.g., removal) of the mold, regardless of the cause or the cost. And, where structures are improperly designed or constructed and mold growth appears years later, component manufacturers (CMs) have found themselves into construction defect litigation with various types of complaints being asserted.
Beyond super-sized energy efficiency, there are many other benefits to net-zero homes.
Careful joint design can maintain fire resistance where walls meet roofs and floors.
The first two Standard of Care articles discussed deferred submittals and truss-to-truss connections. This article explores truss minimum required bearing width issues from the perspective of the design community.
Explore the two different methods used to calculate a wall panel’s capacity to resist applied lateral loads.
- Hoisting trusses is a more dangerous practice than most people think; both individual trusses and bundles of trusses should not be lifted at the peak.
- The recommended industry best practices for hoisting truss bundles are a bit different than those for single trusses, but the same basic concepts apply.
- BCSI and CFSBCSI outline industry best practices for hoisting trusses.
- A lot has changed in the components industry over the past two decades, and a new Framing the American Dream (FAD) project would allow us to quantify just how much, as well as detail our product’s benefits over other framing methods.
- Beyond FAD, SBCA is also focusing on helping component manufacturers across the country fight an unfair provision in the model building code, R501.3.
- As you think about investing in the future of your business, think about how much you’re willing to invest this year in these two projects to ensure a bright future for our industry.
- When the IRC provides a solution that cannot be supported by testing of real buildings in a code-compliant application of braced walls, more accurate and technically correct engineered solutions will never be able to compete.
- There is some resistance in the market to establishing standard factors for product equivalency or system performance because it may result in non-wood products graining an advantage over traditional OSB market share.
- A top testing priority for SBCA is “Framing the American Dream III,” which seeks to test a typical stick framed roof and compare its performance to an identical engineered truss roof.