Madison Stephens

AWC Releases New Wood Design Standards

Madison Stephens

The American Wood Council (AWC) released its three new 2024 wood design standards: the National Design Specification® for Wood Construction (NDS®), Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, and Fire Design Specification for Wood Construction (FDS). These...

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February 2024
Issue #16295
Page 90
Landon Boucher

Job Site Success Begins with Good Communication

Landon Boucher

My favorite place to meet with a customer is on the job site. Always has been. I started in this industry approximately 20 years ago as a young truss salesman for UFP in Southern California. My training consisted of building trusses in the yard, creating estimates, and completing engineering...

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September 2023
Issue #15290
Page 86
Paul McEntee, S.E.

Why Fire-Rated Hangers Are Required in Type III Wood-Frame Buildings

Paul McEntee

One of the first mixed-use designs I worked on as a consulting structural engineer was a four-story wood-frame building over two levels of parking. Designing the main lateral-force-resisting system with plywood shearwalls was a challenge for this project that required new details to meet the...

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August 2023
Issue #15289
Page 108
Greg Watson

How Much Do You Know About Insulation?

Greg Watson

Insulation is a fundamental element in providing thermal comfort within a building’s indoor environment. Utilizing the correct, high performing insulant and the “fabric first” approach to building design allows light-frame system manufacturers to achieve low u-values through...

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May 2022
Issue #14274
Page 106
Scott Fischer

RTUD and ATUD Now UL Listed As a Through-Penetration Firestop System

Scott Fischer

Whether you’re designing and building a one- or two-story single-family residence, or doing the same for a multifamily, mid-rise wood-frame structure, fire and smoke protection features must be considered, and in most cases are required. When a fire starts, time is of the essence and the...

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September 2021
Issue #13266
Page 118
Robert Glowinski

Flame Spread and Code Conformance Guides for Wood Updated

Robert Glowinski

The work the American Wood Council (AWC) carries out makes it easier for code officials, engineers, designers, and builders to ensure that wood products are used in accordance with the most up-to-date consensus-based building codes. Two AWC publications that support the code and design community...

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August 2019
Issue #11241
Page 82
Paul McEntee, S.E.

Questions Answered: Making Wood Connections Work for Two-Hour Fire Walls

Paul McEntee

In this article, Paul McEntee follows up on our July 25 webinar, Making Wood Connections Work for Two-Hour Fire Walls, by answering some of the interesting questions raised by attendees. We presented an hour-long webinar recently about using fire wall hangers in Type III wood-frame buildings,...

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November 2018
Issue #10232
Page 90
Paul McEntee, S.E.

Making Wood Connections Work for Two-Hour Fire Walls

Paul McEntee

My wife made furniture shopping a family event last weekend, which meant I had to go. The showroom was in a concrete tilt-up with open-web steel joists and a wood roof. My oldest son asked me who decides what construction materials are used, and why. He’s starting college in the fall and...

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September 2018
Issue #10230
Page 102

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