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Floor systems are as key to making framing better, faster and more cost effective as wall panels and roof trusses.
Three months before its grand opening in June 2007, wall panels were installed in the Structural Building Components Research Institute (SBCRI) testing lab.
In this issue, we take a look at the Framing the American Dream (FAD) project and the value it has for component manufacturers (CMs). This FAD overview lays the foundation for future articles in which we’ll go into greater depth on specific benchmarking data. A comment from Jack Dermer, president of American Truss, sums it up: “Now that the latest study is completed, the next step is for component manufacturers to look at their own markets and find different ways to talk about the study so it’s applicable to their own unique situations.”
“All the builders and framers I talk to out there say the same thing: they can’t find enough guys to do what they want to do.” Those are the thoughts of Jason Blenker, president of Blenker Building Systems. If national surveys and media reports are accurate, the sentiment is shared by most of the construction industry across the country.
A decade after it began operation, SBCRI is making a new push for industry-directed testing to benefit all component manufacturers.
Having a voice and a united group of CMs to drive the industry forward is one of the primary reasons for belonging to our trade association.
How Framing the American Dream again shows there’s a better way to frame.
Roughly 60 years after their inception, roof trusses are well-established in the market, a cornerstone of residential framing. Their natural counterpart, floor trusses, are quite possibly the most misunderstood product offered by our industry.
How one CM introduces building officials to the entire scope of work that goes into truss manufacturing.
Meet the chair of SBCA's IT Committee: Greg Dahlstrom, IT/IS Manager at Villaume Industries, Inc.
A CM in Pennsylvania is taking a proactive approach to dealing with exception four of IRC provision R501.3.
“We wouldn’t be where we are today without all our employees. They’re the lifeblood of what we do.”
Ric Thompson, a senior truss designer with Millard Lumber, is used to taking on a challenge. “I don’t do small jobs,” he said. “I only do monsters.” Still, some monsters are more monstrous than others. Ask him about BLUEBARN Theatre, and it’s clear that this project stands out.
Big C Lumber shared a lot with their guests and learned a lot as hosts. They offer a few tips for CMs looking to hold their own event.
A tour can seal the deal with potential customers or cement a relationship with established ones.
“More often than not, if it’s a flat roof, it has a green roof on it.”
Using components to solve old challenges in new ways means time and cost savings for builders and framers—and an expanding business base for component manufacturers.
A sideline in heavy timber is a striking support to the main business of Rehkemper & Son.