Better Tools for Optimizing Your Wall Panel Production Tracy Roe Our industry is continuously changing—there is no denying this fact. There is always a hot topic that gives birth to new buzzwords which gain popularity and begin trending. One of the latest examples is “Off Site Construction.” Everyone has heard it and, like many things in our... Read More July 2020 Issue #12252 Page 58
Better Tools for Refining Your Wall Panel Designs Tracy Roe As we continue our series on better tools for wall panel design, it’s time to explore our Edit Framing feature. In today’s industry, there are no easy jobs. Project complexity has increased steadily over the past several years. The need to be able to quickly review panels and edit on... Read More June 2020 Issue #12251 Page 56
Better Component Bidding and Delivery with STITCHER Alpine Team It’s official—Alpine’s new STITCHER software has the industry buzzing—and even a brief examination reveals why Preparing construction component projects for bidding and ultimately for scheduling and production can be difficult, time-consuming, and subject to input... Read More June 2020 Issue #12251 Page 60
Integrated Closed Wall Panel Systems Greg Watson For many years, wood frame wall panels have been constructed on site by contractors, and, in more recent times, by component manufacturers too. The wall panels assembled by component manufacturers primarily are open panels. These consist of lumber studs at predefined centers sheathed externally... Read More June 2020 Issue #12251 Page 70
A Great Day for Golf Nancy Mansfield It’s not every day that your delivery of wall panels takes you to the picturesque views of Pebble Beach in sunny California! In May, Pacific Wall Systems, Inc. in Central Point, Oregon was very pleased to be the supplier for Castro Construction and Phase 4 of the project, “Lodge... Read More June 2020 Issue #12251 Page 75
Moving Forward with Your Team and Spida Wendy Boyd In the wake of troubled times, I’m filled with hope and renewed energy as I review the month that was and all of the things that have been accomplished for Spida Machinery worldwide. Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just... Read More May 2020 Issue #12250 Page 15
Better Tools for Intuitive Wall Panel Design Tracy Roe This month, we’re continuing our series on better tools for wall panel design and exploring our Break/Review process. Walls are just walls until they are broken into PANELS. Similar to the way trusses are just profiles until they are designed, the same is true for walls. Beginning with... Read More May 2020 Issue #12250 Page 60
Better Tools for Wall Panel Design in Parametric 3D Tracy Roe Continuing our articles series on better tools for wall panel design, it’s time to start talking about parametric 3D. So, what is parametric 3D and what does it mean for you? According to Wikipedia, “Parametric design is a process based on algorithmic thinking that enables the... Read More April 2020 Issue #12249 Page 64
Prep Time for Truss Job Bids Cut in Half…or Even More! Alpine Team Alpine’s STITCHER software delivers significant savings for APEX Technology’s bidding and design tasks The Product STITCHER is a unique software tool developed by Alpine to free component estimators and designers from repetitive tasks and to speed both bidding and production... Read More April 2020 Issue #12249 Page 68
Multi Family Tools for Wall Panel Design Tracy Roe Last month’s article launched our series on the most advanced panel design software in decades: Truebuild® Layout with panel design functionality. Written from the ground up by industry veterans and developed by the best in-house team in the industry, we listened to what you needed,... Read More March 2020 Issue #12248 Page 62