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- The most effective way to avoid recurrent issues with component installation is to give an SBCA Jobsite Package to the general contractor and framing crew on every job.
- Simply having your driver drop the Jobsite Package off with the component package at the jobsite isn’t enough.
- Anytime you work with a GC or an inexperienced crew for the first time, consider visiting with them ahead of delivery and walk them through the information in the jobsite package.
- Use of galvanized box nails may result in shear walls with a shear capacity significantly below the nominal unit shear capacities given in SDPWS.
- Thus, the majority of WSP shear walls have a shear capacity with a high degree of design value variability. This may have unintended consequences that are unknown and unappreciated by the professional engineering and/or building design community.
- Once SBCA and SBCRI were certain their testing and engineering analysis was consistent and repeatable, they were persistent in bringing all WSP shear wall performance issues to the attention of APA, AWC, ICC-ES and ICC.
Ever have one of those component jobs where everything went exactly to plan, only to have a hiccup at the last moment?
Last summer, Superstorm Sandy caused an estimated $65 billion worth of damage in the U.S., a total surpassed only by Hurricane Katrina in American history. Sandy was the largest hurricane on record to hit the Atlantic Coast, at over 1,100 miles in diameter. So while it hit the New Jersey shores the hardest, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, its disastrous effects were felt as far inland as Wisconsin and Michigan.
While the chaos and destruction wrought by this powerful natural force is sobering, it’s hard not to simultaneously focus on the positive stories that came out of such events. One such story is that of Cussewago Truss LLC in Cambridge Springs, PA. It’s a tale of the marvels of wood, the value of engineering and the fruits of a well-executed plan.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
“Think more about the problems customers face and figure out a way you can solve it by improving upon what you already produce.”
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Read about our various Legislative conferences:
- Storming the Capitol: Bringing Focus onto the Components Industry
- Hitting the Hill: Sharing with Congress Our Industry's Perspective
- Building Powerful Connections: 2011 SBC Legislative Conference Recap & Talking Points
- NASCongress: 2010 SBC Legislative Conference Recap
- SBC Legislative Conference Recap: The Do-Everything Congress
- 2008 SBC Legislative Conference Recap
- 2007 Legislative Conference: Building New Partnerships
- 2006 SBC Legislative Conference: Building Relationships
- 2005 SBC Legislative Conference - Building Momentum!
- 2004 WTCA Legislative Conference Recap: Banding Together for Booming Voice
Federal, state and local governments, and the bureaucratic agencies that support them, are continually changing laws and regulations that affect the component manufacturing industry. As the voice of this industry, SBC Magazine helps coordinate “grassroots advocacy” efforts to give company owners and their employees the information and tools they need to positively influence the outcome of governmental actions.
Some examples of those advocacy tools include:
- Industry economic statistics, broken down by state
- Targeted policy talking points
- Federal and State Legislative conferences
- Hosting plant tours for elected officials
Have you ever wished SBC Magazine had a brief summary of the great stuff inside each issue? Your wish has been granted! This year we are giving Jess Lohse (Rocky Mountain Truss) an advanced copy of the magazine each month and asking him to write down his thoughts about what he reads. Thanks, Jess, for giving us your CM perspective!
Jess Lohse (Rocky Mountain Truss) returns again this month to provide a component manufacturer's perspective on the contents of the new March issue. We hope you enjoy it as much as he seemed to!
As he previewed this month’s issue of SBC Magazine, SBCA Marketing Chair Jess Lohse recognized a trend: communication. Take a sneak peak at his perspective on how the April issue can help you improve communication in your business.
SBCA Marketing Chair Jess Lohse takes a look at this month's issue and finds that it runs an interesting gamut!
SBCA Marketing Chair Jess Lohse ventured to Washington, DC for the first time last month for the SBC Legislative Conference and had a great time learning the ropes on Capitol Hill.
SBCA Marketing Chair Jess Lohse considers "innovative framing" and the potential it holds for the future of component manufacturing.
SBCA Marketing Chair Jess Lohse reflects on the value of our industry's association and looks ahead to BCMC!
SBCA Marketing Committee Chair, Jess Lohse, explores the importance of building relationships in our industry.
SBCA Marketing Committee Chair, Jess Lohse, takes a quick look back at this year's BCMC and anticipates an even better show in Milwaukee in 2015! Will you accept his challenge?
Component Manufacturers - These companies manufacture and sell trusses, wall panels, related structural components and/or subcomponents.
Associate Members - These companies supply products, equipment, machinery or services to Component Manufacturers. This category includes professional members.
The component industry is full of complex documentation, from blueprints and truss design drawings to bids and contracts. Reading these documents effectively and knowing what to look for can make the difference between a profitable job and a huge headache. This article will discuss some of the easy mistakes that can be made and advise on processes that can help reduce the chance they occur.
They are not lending much to home buyers, and they're lending even less to single-family home builders, but banks are doling out big money to apartment developers.
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