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A Journeyman Engineer of some 50 years, Lecil Alexander left us suddenly on December 6, 2021, after a tragic bout with pancreatic cancer. Lecil came to our industry as an Engineering Manager at Clary Corporation in Texas, having already earned his professional standing. After that formative...

Hiring is difficult and finding industry professionals has been especially challenging since COVID complicated running your business. Because one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to hiring, two industry-focused options you can use are The JobLine and the Hiring Zone. Since 1992,...

Another Recurring Phenomenon: Starts to Completion Ratios If ever I look down and see a penny on the ground, I always pick it up and, without fail, I always do the same thing next. That is scan the surrounding area for another penny. I have been blathering on about the spread between...

A Truss Design Drawing (TDD) includes specific information[1] for structural engineers and building designers: truss profile, plates, loadings, wind speed, codes, enclosure, exposure, reactions, deflections, materials, bracing, bearings, etc. The maximum reactions are the most important values...

With the recent introduction of our new LSSR rafter hangers for 2x lumber, we thought we’d provide some background on how these new hangers were developed and why. Field-adjustable sloped and skewed hangers allow designers to specify widely available, economical connection solutions....

The best news for 2022 will be on the job front, and I plan on keeping mine, working these pages. Please stayed tuned as we uncover much more about our unique niche in the off-site construction industry, including developments on the following, evolving topics: Robotics: How will the two...

Begun as a complement to The Last Word in the January 2022 issue, this page contains links to the article series written over the last several years. Wood Components in Multi-Family Housing (5 articles from March 2018 to July 2018): Wood Components in Multi-Family Housing, Part...