SBCA - Wall Panels

SCORE
This certification program comprised of SBCA programs provides wall panel manufacturers with methods to implement the industry�s best practices.

Framing the American Dream
Two identical 2,600 sq. ft. homes were built at the 1996 NAHB Builder's Show – one conventionally framed, the other built with engineered components. The FAD brochure and CD outline the benefits of building with roof trusses, floor trusses and wall panels; the condensed CD focuses strictly on wall panels and is ideal for educating the marketplace.

Brochure

Full CD

Panel CD

Find a Wall Panel Manufacturer Page
Find a wall panel manufacturer in your market.

TECHNICAL & MANUFACTURING

BCMC Presentations on Wall Panels
BCMC 2004 featured a wall panel track focusing on Building Your Wall Panel Business from a Framer's Perspective, the Nuts and Bolts of Daily Wall Panel Management, and Turnkey Framing: How to Effectively Manage Installed Sales. To view these free courses, contact SBCA staff.

NEW – CTB – Wall Panel & Hoisting Strap Inspection & Use Requirements
This document provides important safety information to builders who use mechanical means (e.g., cranes, lifts) to handle and hoist wood wall panels to which synthetic hoisting straps have been attached.

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Guide for Handling, Installing & Temporary Bracing of Wall Panels
Similar to the BCSI-B1 Summary Sheet for trusses, this brand new document takes an industry-based �best practices� approach and covers the general issues involved with delivery, storage, handling and installation.

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NEW – Wall Panel JOBSITE PACKAGE
Provide customers with important installation and safety information with every jobsite delivery. This package consists of a zippered plastic bag (10x14 in.) and three key SBCA products: a cover sheet, TTB – Building with Wall Panels, and the Guide for Handling, Installing & Temporary Bracing of Wall Panels.

Wall Panel TTB
This document contains essential technical and marketing information for contractors building with wall panels. It includes statistics, a checklist of required dimensions, and a recommended installation procedure.

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Quality Control Program for Wall Panel Manufacturers
The WTCA QC Wall Panel 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 WTCA QC Wall Panel 100% voluntary certification.

BRACED WALL PANEL RESOURCES

The Story Behind IRC Wall Bracing Provisions

The Pennsylvania Housing Research/Resource Center – Part 1: Basic Components for Code Compliant Bracing

Performance of Long Wood-Frame Shear Walls with Varying Opening and Base Restraint Configurations Including Anchor Bolts, Hold-downs, and Corner Framing
U.S. Department of Housing and Development, Washington, DC., HUD, 1997

The Performance of Perforated Shear Walls with Narrow Wall Segments, Reduced Base Restraint, and Alternative Framing Methods
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC.HUD, 1998

Perforated Shear Walls with Conventional and Innovative Base Restraint Connections
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC.,HUD, 1999

Wood Shear Walls with Corners
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC., HUD, 2001

Light-Frame Wood Shear Walls with Various Overturning Restraints
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC., HUD, 2003

Acceptance Criteria for Racking Shear Evaluation of Proprietary Sheathing Materials Used as Braced Wall Panels (AC 269)
ICC Evaluation Service, Inc

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ADDITIONAL INDUSTRY RESOURCES

Foam Sheathing Coalition

APA – The Engineered Wood Association

American Forest & Paper Association

Dow Building Solutions STYROFOAM SIS^� Wall Bracing Calculator