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2013 August
I had an interesting conversation recently with an engineer that I have known for at least 15 years.
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2013 August
- Everyone’s looking for good people right now, and SBCA’s WFD website connects CMs with job candidates; CMs can help this effort by posting openings and viewing resumés.
- SBCA’s online training programs show new hires how our industry can become a career, and gives them the skills to quickly integrate and be productive at the plant.
- BCMC and BCMC Build are the perfect ways to recharge and help us build an industry community where new ideas, strategies and friendships can converge.
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2013 August
- Combining fiber reinforcement with finger jointed lumber could be a win for both the lumber and component industries.
- With in-line framing, CMs can remove studs and plate material, and spread the stud spacing out to 24", which, in some cases, allows for better insulation methods.
- The key to new product development is generating sales revenue immediately by establishing design values and engineering reports that give assurance of the product’s equivalent code-compliant performance.
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2013 August
It’s a beautiful sight—trusses being braced properly, of course. That’s what Bob Dayhoff of Shelter Systems Limited and Chair of SBCA’s E&T Committee saw while celebrating his 32nd wedding anniversary with his wife in Hawaii. “It was a welcome sight to see prefabricated trusses being used in construction and being safely erected and correctly braced to boot!” said Dayhoff.