Design Connections: Resolving Our Inevitable Mistakes Geordie Secord I once had the sales representative for a software company looking to secure our business tell me that, in his view, being a truss designer (or panel designer) was like taking a never-ending math test in which any score less than 100% was failure. He was certainly of the “old school”... Read More November 2022 Issue #14280 Page 90
Fourth Quarter Arrives with More Questions and Challenges Ahead Lesko Financial Services Team The markets and the economy still face a number of challenges from lingering inflation, ongoing Fed rate hikes, and geopolitical instability. This is playing out within a context of a stock market that has declined—recent gains the exception—even if it has already priced-in a lot of... Read More November 2022 Issue #14280 Page 94
Construction Loading MiTek Staff Per BCSI-B4 (Building Component Safety Information): The term “construction loading” is typically used to describe Loads from workers and Building materials on unfinished structure, as, for example, when builders temporarily stack bundles of panel sheathing or gypsum board on... Read More November 2022 Issue #14280 Page 112
Take a Tour of Our McKinney R&D Lab Simpson Strong-Tie Staff Did you know that Simpson Strong-Tie has a research and development lab in our McKinney, Texas, branch? In the following article, Francisco Hernandez, the McKinney branch lab manager, talks about the history of this lab and what we do there. History of the McKinney Lab Jeremy Gilstrap and... Read More November 2022 Issue #14280 Page 114
The Last Word: The Last Word on Pre-Plating Joe Kannapell Just as Trussmatic brought back hydraulic plate pressing, House of Design has resurrected pre-plating. Both practices proved themselves in the early days of our industry, but both required disciplined shop floor management, and each had limitations. [For all images, See PDF or View in Full... Read More November 2022 Issue #14280 Page 132