What Makes a Good Salesperson? Landon Boucher Some might say what makes a good salesperson is the results they deliver. In fact, I imagine this may be the most common response. I suppose I would have to agree, but I do think it matters greatly what results we are measuring. Are we merely considering revenue generated that can be directly... Read More October 2023 Issue #15291 Page 84
Building Your Own Home – Part VIII: Moving Inside and Cash Flow As construction moves forward, the focus shifts from the exterior to the interior, making it harder to track progress from the outside. However, there’s still important work ahead. Tasks like leveling the surrounding area and ensuring proper grading away from the house are crucial.... Read More October 2023 Issue #15291 Page 92
Design Connections: Make Competition About More Than Price Geordie Secord A near certainty in the component business is that your customers will, to some extent at least, shop your price against your competition. Depending on the relationship history you have with your client, you may have the opportunity to match a lower price, but your competition will still be used... Read More October 2023 Issue #15291 Page 98
Wood Member-To-Wood Member Gaps MiTek Staff MiTek engineers are often asked what maximum gaps are allowed for wood member-to-wood member in metal-plate-connected wood trusses. Gaps between wood members are addressed in Chapter 3 Quality Criteria for the Manufacture of Metal-Plate-Connected Wood Trusses of the ANSI/TPI 1-2014 (National... Read More October 2023 Issue #15291 Page 113
Top Five Most Downloaded Engineering Letters Simpson Strong-Tie Staff Prior to joining Simpson Strong-Tie, I spent 13 years working as consulting structural engineer. As a specifier, I was amazed at the number of resources Simpson made available to me. From software, to blogs, to design guides, there were many resources to help me solve problems and streamline the... Read More October 2023 Issue #15291 Page 114
The Last Word: Can Crooked Lumber Defeat Robotics? Joe Kannapell A robot visited the BCMC Show floor again this year, and, for the first time, really showed its stuff, picking truss plates like there was no tomorrow. And its dynamic demo couldn’t be missed, as House of Design (HoD) positioned their Nail Plate Picking Cell right at the exhibit’s... Read More October 2023 Issue #15291 Page 134