SBC Industry News

With all aspects of previous data, location planning and weather monitoring decided upon, the final decision to make was how the trusses were going to be set out.The trusses needed to be stored in a way that closely replicates real world conditions.

Attendees from across the country converged on San Diego, CA for a week of discussion about critical industry topics, mixed with some fun as a battle amongst members ensued on the shuffleboard courts.

Tim Carter is currently in Bar Harbor, ME to help install the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) and evaluate how smoothly this goes with industrialized framing techniques. In coordination with SBCA, Tim is sharing his perspective at each step of this home project to help educate the readers of his syndicated column on the value of building using componentized framing techniques.

Switzerland’s Sika would be interested in buying some parts of BASF’s construction chemicals business but has ruled out bidding for the whole business, Chief Executive Paul Schuler told Reuters.

Building this net-zero house relies on a strategy of energy conservation. This includes blanketing the building with interior and exterior insulation and installing a continuous air-seal around the shell of the building. This thermal envelope dramatically reduces the demands of heating and cooling so they can be met with a modest PV solar array.

Universal Forest Products, Inc. today announced that one of its affiliates has signed an agreement to purchase the operating assets of Wolverine Wood Products, Inc.

BMC Stock Holdings, Inc., one of the leading providers of diversified building products, services and innovative solutions in the U.S. residential construction market, today announced record results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018. 

Simpson Strong-Tie recently created a webpage on its site entitled, “Build with the Best to Prepare for Nature's Worst,” where it provides a variety of resources focused on resilient construction, particularly as it pertains to high winds. 

Cascade Manufacturing was founded more than 60 years ago. Through the decades, multiple generations of the Noonan family have served the business.

“(Building officials) are educators more than we are administrators. If we do the education thoroughly, administration is easy,” says Roger Axel, a longtime building official and valued partner of the Structural Building Components Association.

Jim Vogt, SBCA’s technical director, gave a webinar on Building Component Safety Information (BCSI) to about 30 attendees comprised of management staff and compliance officers from areas throughout the New England area on February 6, 2019.

Heavy rains, high humidity, and large temperature drops at night create a perfect place to store trusses if the goal is to potentially damage trusses from weather exposure. This was the thought process SBCRI followed in order to select locations for the weathering testing program.

The QC Committee met last week at the SBCA OQM to discuss progress in the Digital Quality Control program and the testing programs underway that will provide data to support the assessment of plated joint quality per ANSI/TPI 1 Chapter 3. 

SBCA member Wilson Lumber was recently featured in the video below showcasing the many unique benefits of manufactured roof trusses.

Thanks to a strengthening job market and lower mortgage rates, single-family home builders are becoming steadily more confident about their market opportunities.

Katerra, the SoftBank-backed technology company aiming to “redefine construction” with prefabrication, launched new "kits" in Las Vegas on Monday.

Canfor Corp. announced last week that it will temporarily curtail operations at three sawmills due to current market conditions, following an announcement of further cuts by West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. on Jan. 14.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers to take necessary precautions to protect workers from the serious and potentially fatal effects of carbon monoxide exposure.

Specialty building products manufacturer Huber Engineered Woods LLC ("HEW") announced today that the Charlotte, N.C., company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Louisiana-Pacific Corporation alleging that its LP WeatherLogic™ Air & Water Barrier products infringe at least eight of HEW's ZIP System® sheathing and tape patents.

Ask the Builder founder Tim Carter, recently created the video below on attic trusses and shared it with his many followers on his YouTube channel and newsletter.