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2014 January/February
Time sure has flown by since construction began in October 2013 on the BCMC Build house. The photos above compare the work done during the show with recent progress on the project, and the home is tentatively scheduled for completion in February.
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2014 January/February
Name: Seth Stormoen
Company: Blenker Building Systems
Position: Project Manager
Years in the industry: 14
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2014 January/February
- Everyone buying raw materials for structural components or conventional framing applications is purchasing design values and related properties for use in engineering equations to resist loads for a given load path.
- It is not well known that lumber design values are global in nature and not specific to the piece of lumber being used.
- Design values written into the building code become the law, whether they are scientifically correct or not.
- If the law is treated forthrightly as written, professional engineers have great value in the market.
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2014 January/February
- The National Framers Council (NFC) was formed as a council of SBCA to give framers a national organization that will focus on best practices in jobsite safety and building material installation.
- NFC’s goal is for each framer to leave the jobsite every day in the same health as when they arrived.
- The more framers and CMs interact, the more we will be able to identify framing and component implementation issues in the field and find solutions where both industries win.
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2014 January/February
- If you frequently or generally need to provide other instruction/training or everyday communication in Spanish, OSHA says you also need to provide your safety training in Spanish.
- Several of SBCA’s component manufacturing, industry-specific programs are available in English and Spanish.
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2014 January/February
- Understanding how the computer software automatically loads a truss can help designers avoid unintended consequences when optimizing trusses.
- When fascia loads are missing from a project, there is incorrect loading on the jack trusses, sub girders and the corner girder/hip jack.
- Missing loads can lead to extensive repairs and may even require that the trusses be revised.
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2014 January/February
Understanding your CGL policy—and its limitations—is an important component of every truss manufacturer’s risk management and liability avoidance strategy.
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2014 January/February
“Think more about the problems customers face and figure out a way you can solve it by improving upon what you already produce.”