Business Owners Today: What Else Could Happen? David Cocke How can a “Back-to-Business” plan help communities and business owners recover after a damaging event? In this guest article, David Cocke, S.E., explores the history of “B2B” programs and how they help expedite the inspection process so owners can get back to normal... Read More July 2020 Issue #12252 Page 116
Protection Needed for ‘Good Faith’ Business Operations Robert Glowinski As elected officials discuss potential policies to support the nation’s economic recovery, the American Wood Council (AWC) is supporting a number of policy efforts to stimulate housing, and construction in general. In addition, we have engaged on a related issue that has the potential to... Read More June 2020 Issue #12251 Page 100
ASCE 7-16 Changes That Impact Truss Designs MiTek Staff 2018 International Building Code (IBC-2018) is the latest version of the I-Code which is starting to be used or adopted in the United States and in other nations. While both the 2012 and 2015 IBC referenced the 2010 edition of ASCE 7, the 2018 IBC refers to the 2016 edition of ASCE 7,... Read More November 2019 Issue #11244 Page 112
Steps to Minimize Snow Load Failures Mike Momb Early every year, the National Frame Building Association (NFBA) holds its annual Frame Building Expo—where thousands of post-frame builders, design professionals, and vendors meet for three days filled with break-out sessions, guest presenters, and, of course, a trade show. In... Read More April 2019 Issue #11237 Page 44
Choosing Resiliency: Lessons from Hurricane Michael Doug Allen Doug Allen, P.E., a structural engineer with Simpson Strong-Tie, looks at the choice homeowners in disaster-prone areas face between simply building to code and building to standards of resilience or IBHS FORTIFIED Home™ standards instead. Resilience, or resiliency: The capacity to... Read More April 2019 Issue #11237 Page 90
Are Roof and Floor Trusses the Only Components that Need a Quality Assurance Program? Glenn Traylor Roof and floor trusses are important components that need special consideration to insure their correct manufacture. Components built to the IRC and IBC require the manufacturer to adhere to specific requirements. These requirements provide a blueprint to facilitate the manufacturing of a... Read More November 2018 Issue #10232 Page 31
Emerging Pillars for Business Success Ben Hershey As companies grow and change, we should ask ourselves—what are the essential pillars of support that help companies succeed? While making changes that will transform their businesses, successful companies will rely on core pillars that form the foundation of who they will be in the future.... Read More May 2018 Issue #10226 Page 18
Protect Yourself by Understanding Design Responsibilities Shawn Overholtzer ANSI/TPI 1 is the National Design Standard that establishes the minimum requirements for the design and construction of metal-plate-connected wood trusses. Chapter 2 defines the design responsibilities. As a truss technician or a component manufacturer, you are not responsible for specifying the... Read More February 2018 Issue #10223 Page 16
Changing Suppliers – What’s The Risk? Keith Tindall When this quote by John Ruskin appeared on a recent LinkedIn post, it led me to think about the best approach for a business considering changing suppliers. It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s also unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money,... Read More December 2017 Issue #10221 Page 58
Panelization Automation Joe Kannapell The long overdue rebirth of domestic wall panel technology is finally upon us, as U.S. manufacturers have begun to innovate. For the last 30 years, they ceded the upper end of the market to the Europeans, and focused on manual framing and sheathing solutions. For the last 10 years, they have... Read More July 2017 Issue #10216 Page 6