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An Independent Online Monthly Publication for the Structural Building Components and Off-Site Construction Industry

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Our authors are industry professionals using their experience to provide insight and guidance on business strategies, quality control, design challenges, technological advances, codes and standards, lean manufacturing, personnel issues, lumber, market demands, and much more.

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The 20 articles in the May 2025 issue include: What to Consider Before Purchasing an Automated Linear Saw • Is Plate Substitution the Most Common Error By Confused Truss Builders? • Forging the Future: Workforce Development in Offsite Manufacturing • Optimizing Every Inch: Why Space Utilization Matters in Frame & Truss Manufacturing • It’s Not About Layout—It’s About Logic • Revolutionizing Construction: The Future of Automation in Off-Site Building Practices • Celebrating Excellence at the Triad/RUVO Annual National Trade Show • 2025 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook • Tariffs, Countervailing Duties, and More: Optimizing Production Requires Optimizing the Inputs to Production • Multiple-Ply Girder Load Distribution Change in ANSI/TPI 1-2022 • Home Building Technology, Part V • and much more!

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Our news section features updates from component manufacturers, advertisers, related industry associations, and additional sources, and our calendar lists industry meetings throughout the year. Let us know your meeting, workshop, and course dates, as well as press releases and news relevant to the international structural building components industry.

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