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2005 March
- BCMC is the "must go to" show of the structural building components industry.
- It is the place to see the latest industry products, services and equipment.
- New ideas, sure to benefit your business, are always created at this fast- paced show.
Article
2005 March
- Where ceiling thermal requirements exceed R-38, the raised heel reduction can reduce the thermal requirements for either wood or steel framing.
- The simplified prescriptive method allows the same reduction as the component performance method.
Article
2005 March
- China’s growth spurred 79 percent of the growth in global demand for steel in 2003, causing steel prices to rise.
- In 2004, the Chinese economy consumed 28 percent of the world’s steel and 36 percent of the cement.
- By contrast, the U.S. consumes 13 percent of the world’s steel and only 5.2 percent of the world’s cement.
Article
2005 March
- The best eLearning courses present convenient and effective self-paced online training.
- Live classes can be intimidating for students who can’t keep up. eLearning courses remedy the pressure to perform by allowing students to repeat modules as many times as necessary.
- Tutorials, simulations and demos encourage eLearners to interact with each training module.
Article
2005 March
- Personnel and safety issues are central to your business strategy and can have a significant impact on the success or failure of your business.
- In this issue, we explore alternative work force development strategies.
- SBC readers’ top five safety concerns are revealed on page 52 of this issue.
- The final installment of the Transporting Trusses series spotlights load securement.
Article
2005 March
- The IBC and IRC 10 psf attic live load is a non-concurrent live load applied as one of the load conditions that are checked when designing trusses.
- The IBC and IRC 20 psf attic storage load shall be applied only in areas intended for storage as clearly identified on the truss design drawings.
- A note will be placed on the truss design drawings identifying the storage load that was applied to the trusses.
Article
2005 March
- Traditional broker compensation is in the form of commission; is the broker compensation “fair”?
- The answer depends on the amount of compensation relative to the value of the service provided.
- If the income is a commission, only one thing can be said for certain: if the compensation is fair, it is purely by accident.
Article
2005 March
- The best eLearning courses present convenient and effective self-paced online training.
- Live classes can be intimidating for students who can’t keep up. eLearning courses remedy the pressure to perform by allowing students to repeat modules as many times as necessary.
- Tutorials, simulations and demos encourage eLearners to interact with each training module.
Article
2005 March
- Splinters, cuts and lacerations topped the list of safety concerns, according to 51 percent of OMP respondents.
- Holding steady as OMP respondent’s second most frequent safety issue was back and muscle strains, with 23 percent.
Article
2005 March
- SBC’s new One Minute Poll (OMP) is an exciting and efficient way to voice your challenges and triumphs in sixty seconds or less!
- 40 percent of OMP respondents cited communications difficulties between departments.
- Creating an environment that fosters teamwork is a proverbial challenge for component manufacturers.
Article
2005 March
- Many employers won’t hire ex-felons.
- The industry has a chronic shortage of skilled truss technicians, so setting up a prison design department was the perfect solution for Stark Truss.
- The truss industry has several success stories of helping former felons reintegrate into life.
Article
2005 March
- WTCA is putting together a “Guide to Loading and Transporting Wood Trusses.”
- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-istration recently established new guidelines for proper securement of cargo transported for commercial purposes.
- Under these new guidelines, you may want to reevaluate the quantity and meth-od you currently use to secure trusses to the transporting vehicle.
Article
2005 March
- WTCA has been working diligently to partner with technical schools, community colleges and universities across the country.
- Our goal is to provide potential employees with skills in AutoCAD drafting, computer aided design, engineering, programming, marketing and sales, accounting and information technology.
Article
2005 March
- WTCA meetings give you access to people with dozens of different ways of thinking about many of the exact same problems you face every day, at a very low cost, compared to consulting services.
- Get your MCA using the excellent management development tools a WTCA meeting provides.
- Gain the ability to better predict your future based on WTCA meeting discussions.
Article
2005 March
- Many employers won’t hire ex-felons.
- The industry has a chronic shortage of skilled truss technicians, so setting up a prison design department was the perfect solution for Stark Truss.
- The truss industry has several success stories of helping former felons reintegrate into life.
Article
2005 March
- Differential deflection is not a structural problem, but can be a significant appearance issue.
- Designing the roof or floor system to account for dead and live load deflections of adjacent trusses is critical to providing sound solutions.
- Strongback bridging can help distribute loads and reduce deflection issues.