Columns

Columns that appear regularly in SBC Magazine.

  • NAHB expects residential fixed investment (RFI) to contract over the next two years. 
  • Perhaps it is time to diversify: less focus on new residential construction and more focus on remodeling, industrial markets, and non-residential construction. 
  • To do this, consider getting closer to the end user.
  • Without the diagonal brace, the only thing the lateral member(s) ensures is that the webs to which they are attached will be-have as a unit and buckle together in the same direction if and/or when the buckling load is reached. 
  • The single diagonal brace and web reinforcement options satisfy the need for bracing individual trusses and truss members, but not the stability bracing of the entire building system. 
  • BCSI-B3 Web Member Permanent Bra-cing/Web Reinforcement provides indus-try recommendations and methods for restraining web members against buckling.
  • Technicians whose TTT certification has lapsed have less than six months to recertify under a special grace period. 
  • Starting January 1, 2007, the new recertification system will send a reminder email to the student and training manager 45 days prior to the expiration date on the technician’s original certificate. 
  • Technicians can choose from a number of industry-related activities to create their own customized recertification program. 
  • Relationships with high schools are great because they can bring in new blood into a company. 
  • Bruce Bain of Richco Structures gives presentations at the local technical college that he graduated from. 
  • Keith Azlin has been working with WTCA-Arizona to set up an internship program between the two ITT Technical Institutes and component manufacturers.
  • This issue of SBC Magazine features articles about legal and legislative topics. 
  • The Sixth Annual WTCA Legislative Conference took place in Washington, DC on May 10-12. 
  • Some of this issue’s other features include: how to prepare yourself and your company for a buy-out, why you should think twice about selling product through a truss broker and a victory surrounding a building labeling issue.
  • WTCA Tech Notes offer a new tool for component manufacturers to educate themselves, as well as the people in the marketplace, on the key issues they face on a daily basis. 
  • The goal is to clarify code and other technical issues and provide marketplace education to further the industry.
  • Our industry supports immigration reform that emphasizes security while also recognizing manufacturers’ workforce needs. 
  • Immigrant populations play a vital role in helping meet our workforce demand. 
  • There is a lot we can do on the local legislative front. Get involved on the state and local district level by making contacts with your lawmakers.
  • NAHB expects residential fixed investment (RFI) to contract over the next two years. 
  • Perhaps it is time to diversify: less focus on new residential construction and more focus on remodeling, industrial markets, and non-residential construction. 
  • To do this, consider getting closer to the end user.
  • Deferred submittals are permitted by the model IRC code.
  • The building official, at his or her discretion, may or may not require the submission of TDDs at the time the permit for the structure is requested.
  • Relationships with high schools are great because they can bring in new blood into a company. 
  • Bruce Bain of Richco Structures gives presentations at the local technical college that he graduated from. 
  • Keith Azlin has been working with WTCA-Arizona to set up an internship program between the two ITT Technical Institutes and component manufacturers.