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SBCA makes these Structural Details available to architects, engineers, contractors, designers, code enforcement officials and others involved in construction applications using metal plate connected wood trusses (MPCWT). SBCA hopes that these details will be of value, save time in the design process, and educate those in the proper application of MPCWT.
Knowing what your Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policy can provide in terms of a construction defect lawsuit defense and payment is crucial.
With many property owners still owing more than their properties are worth, combined with the run-up in construction in the mid-2000s and resulting poor quality in many instances, I am led to conclude that thousands of construction defect suits will likely be filed in the next two or three years. Anti-construction defect litigation statutes adopted in many states will have little effect in stemming the tide. Component manufacturers will be among the many in the construction chain having to figure out how to defend and extricate themselves from such suits.
Knowing what your Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policy can provide in terms of a construction defect lawsuit defense and payment is crucial. Understanding the degree to which many insurance companies will go to neither defend nor pay on construction defect claims is even more important. Far too many construction subcontractors and suppliers, including component manufacturers, are, in my opinion, naive when it comes to knowing what to expect from, and how to effectively manage, their insurance companies over a construction defect lawsuit.
Integra learns the benefit of giving a plant tour to young people.
Mold contamination is becoming a nationwide concern among homeowners and builders. Mold in homes and mold lawsuits have gained extensive media coverage from talk shows to feature articles in national publications. Even Erin Brockovich is making news in the mold litigation arena. Insurance companies are becoming increasingly concerned as well. They feel that they are unfairly bearing the brunt of the expense in remediating mold, thereby leading to revisions in homeowner and builder/contractor liability policies.
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QUALITY Speaks for Itself
Listed below are Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about SBCA In-Plant Wood Truss QC and SBCA’s Certification program. If you have any questions that were not addressed above, please contact SBCA staff.
Quality. It’s the word you want each and every one of your customers to attribute to your products. It’s a word that implies reliability, a characteristic that builds trust and respect. It’s also a concept that points to superior craftsmanship that differentiates you from your competitors.
From a South Florida Invention to a Worldwide Industry!
If you have a contribution you would like to make to this compilation, please send it to timeline@sbcindustry.com. Submissions will be subject to approval and may be edited for grammar, length and clarity.
As our industry prepares to gather together in Columbus, Ohio, for BCMC 2019, we thought it would be insightful to look back over the past decade at some of component manufacturing’s crowning achievements.