All Things Wood: A “Truss Frame” Safe Room for Protecting Your Family? Frank Woeste Being that it is early spring, it may be a good time to think about taking steps to protect your family in the event of a tornado. The 4th Edition of FEMA P-320, introduced below, contains a “treasure” of design information for constructing a residential safe room, either in the home... Read More April 2017 Issue #10213 Page 67
Mass Timber Construction – Building for the Future Fred Tai The future is here. It is common knowledge that wood is a renewable and environmentally friendly building material. There are two types of wood-framing methods in North America. The most common method for residential construction is light-frame construction using either balloon-framing or... Read More April 2017 Issue #10213 Page 76
Vivian Hollinshed, R.I.P. Joe Kannapell Not one of the fathers of our industry did more design work than Vivian Hollinshed. Over his 55 active years, on the small drafting board behind his desk, this magnificent man named Vivian crafted countless fine homes and innovative commercial buildings. All the while pioneering trusses in a... Read More April 2017 Issue #10213 Page 80
Never Accept Your Employer’s Counter-Offer Andrew Cerrone You’ve been hunting for months for a new job offer. You’re just not happy with one, some, or all parts of your current job and it’s been stressful to say the least. Finally, after constant interviews, follow-ups, follow up interviews, follow up interview follow-ups, and... Read More April 2017 Issue #10213 Page 81
A Tribute to Caring Joe Kannapell “If I didn’t care for him so much, I’d let him go,” said the late Vivian Hollinshed about an aspiring young designer, Chuck Rogers. Chuck knew nothing about trusses when he came to Vivian’s company, Comtech in Fayetteville, NC. And now, nearly 20 years later, thanks... Read More April 2017 Issue #10213 Page 85