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2009 May
- Historic All Saint’s Church in Stuart, IA burned in 1995, and was rebuilt with building components in 2008.
- The project team included SBCA member Lumber Specialties, who designed and built an intricate roof truss system for the main dome of the church.
- To properly transfer loads, the trusses tied into custom steel compression and tension rings placed in the center of the dome.
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2009 May
- Initially planned to be a design-bid-build project, the bid for a new city hall building for Star, ID, came in at $800,000 over budget.
- Performance Engineers, who provided value engineering services, helped to bring the project back within its $1.4 million budget.
- Synergy between the engineering firm, the component manufacturer and framing company further reduced costs by streamlining communication.
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2009 May
- This issue focuses on Design & Engineering.
- Our companies would be better positioned for success if we charged for our truss designs, details and placement diagrams at the time they are complete.
- BCMC 2009 will take place September 30-October 2 in Phoenix. See you there!
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2009 May
- SBCA’s Cold-Formed Steel BCSI booklet recommends using material that is a minimum of 33 mil for permanent restraint/bracing applications.
- Framers should verify that they are getting structural grade hat channel (150F125-33) to be in conformance with the industry governing documents.
- If the preference is to use non-structural hat channel, the truss design engineer should evaluate the structural capabilities of the material.
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2009 May
- Component manufacturers are not often compensated for the costs they incur for their design services.
- A recent One Minute Poll suggests that although an overwhelming majority of CMs believe they should be compensated for these costs, most are not.
- A way to address it is to provide contract language that details separate charges for the completion of design services and the delivery of products to the jobsite.
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2009 May
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- Contact a local fitness center and ask if they have any corporate programs.