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2006 Jan/Feb
- As wall panels gain popularity, questions pertaining to sealed engineering requirements have increased.
- Can walls built in the shop rely on the prescriptive provisions of the building code?
- In the future, it is possible that component manufacturers will be responsible for providing sealed design drawings for their wall panel designs.
Article
2006 Jan/Feb
- In today’s market, wall design is generally performed using code prescribed tables and provisions.
- When a building of conventional construction contains structural elements exceeding the prescriptive code, these elements shall be designed in accordance with accepted engineering practice.
Article
2006 Jan/Feb
- The founders of our industry are probably asking, "Where’s my truss industry?"
- We must continue to sell value in order to keep this industry strong.
- One of the only possible negatives to selling more engineering and integrated services is if component manufacturers begin to dilute the value of components by not "up-selling" the value provided.
Article
2006 Jan/Feb
- The first phase of a new study conducted by U. S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory and North Carolina State University revealed that wall panel manufacturers employ a higher degree of manufacturing technology than do modular home manufacturers.
- Phase 2 of the study will include time studies of wall panel manufacturing facilities.
Article
2006 Jan/Feb
- Clearspan Components in Meridian, MS is one of the oldest wall panel manufacturers in the country, servicing the multi-family housing industry.
- The company embraces a culture of grassroots efficiency in its wall panel and roof and floor truss shops.
- A custom-built internal database organizes the company’s processes from sales to design to production to delivery to invoicing.
- The “finished goods identification and control system” addresses the issue of skilled labor on the jobsite.
Article
2006 Jan/Feb
- A little education can go a long way in showing framers the overall time, labor and material savings of wall panels.
- In order to make wall panels cost effective, the builder’s framer has to buy-in to the concept.
- It’s true, wall panels may not be a fit in every market, but there are many markets throughout the U.S. that have yet to realize the full potential of these components.
Article
2006 Jan/Feb
- This issue of SBC Magazine focuses on wall panel manufacturing.
- Two component manufacturers are featured in this issue: Blenker Building Sys-tems and Clearspan Components.
- Additional feature articles spotlight whole house design concepts as they relate to the building components industry.