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To save you time and money, SBCA’s Wood Truss QC Program staff are going from on-site to on-call.
A little up-front effort can have significant downstream effects.
The SBCA chapter presidents recently discussed the state of SBCA chapters. We have many strong, active chapters with a great deal of participation. We also have chapters that lack consistent participation, which makes chapter leadership a challenge.
“The sooner a project is completed, the sooner it can be sold or leased. That’s a real opportunity cost that means something to owners when I sell them on using our products.” Ken Cloyd, chairman of the board of California TrusFrame, said this to me a few years back during an interview for an article focused on innovation in the industry.
Controlling sound transmission in buildings through wall, floor and ceiling assemblies is important for the comfort level and enjoyment of building occupants as they live, work and play in these buildings. This report aims to explore the methods one can use to reduce sound transmission in assemblies constructed with wood trusses.
Two stories recently appearing in ProPublica spotlight widespread campaigns by the homebuilding industry that successfully eliminated or prevented requirements for home fire sprinklers.
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.
The truss industry is currently employing ASCE as its source for the loading of live loads to the bottom chord of trusses for uninhabitable attics, in accordance with the International Residential Code and the International Building Code. However, there currently is a discrepancy between ASCE 7, the IBC and the IRC. This report examines the discrepancy and the correct loading for proper truss design.
This presentation provides information on and requirements for the use of metal channel to meet lateral restraint/bracing requirements for metal plate connected wood trusses.
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2012 International Residential Code
Chapter 5 Floors (search for R501.3)
This Research Report provides construction details for residential deck ledger attachment to metal plate connected wood truss floor systems. Proper attachment of the deck ledger to the house is critical for ensuring that an “attached” deck is safely and securely supported at this location.
This presentation shows how code compliant use of MPCWT to support brick veneer can be accomplished and can be applied to many different situations utilizing MPCWT’s.
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This presentation provides information on recent fire testing of floor systems in an effort to discuss 2012 IRC Section R501.3 and 2015 IRC Section R302.13 and the use of gypsum wallboard in single membrane floor protection.
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Work at a handful of construction sites in Minneapolis and the west metro have slowed after tests show the wood is not fire compliant.
Learn about component manufacturers taking a proactive approach to their workforce development needs in past SBC Magazine articles and SBCA webinars.
Investing in continuing education can be a powerful way to communicate to your existing employees their value to your organization, as well as improve their existing skills.
Component manufacturers who dedicate time and effort into developing a systematic, ongoing process for outreach and recruitment insist it’s more than worth the investment! While there isn’t one right way to find, assess, and grow new talent, read about approaches to workforce development.
Meet two new members of the SBCA Board of Directors.
How one CM introduces building officials to the entire scope of work that goes into truss manufacturing.
The capacity of a ribbon board and its system through the composite of the ribbon board, floor sheathing and bottom plate of the wall has not been ascertained. In order to provide better guidance, a series of tests were conducted in order to determine the capacity of the ribbon board system.
A lot of engineering goes into the design of metal plate connected wood trusses, including the connector plates themselves.
Floor systems are as key to making framing better, faster and more cost effective as wall panels and roof trusses.
The purpose of changing the dues policy is to ensure everyone contributes on a more even footing to the organization.
“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.
There are circumstances when the deflection requirements for a specific structure that utilizes floor trusses as structural members are questioned. The current residential and commercial building codes provide minimum design requirements for loads and for deflection of structural floor members, which also apply to floor trusses. The building designer may specify more stringent requirements. This research report will focus on manufacturer or trade association deflection requirements for a number of floor topping/covering related products
When a homeowner asked for the contemporary look of a curved roof without the expense of beam or steel construction, the designer knew the answer was trusses.
This presentation provides information on truss submittal packages.
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Code compliant use of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses (MPCWT) to support brick veneer can be accomplished by both individual designs and by adhering to the recommendations that follow within this report. This discussion focuses on a common use of MPCWT’s; the gable end at the transition from a wider section of a building to a narrower section.