Industry Links

Look for Truss Manufacturer Members' and Supplier Members' sites in their individual listings in the SBCA Members Section.

ASSOCIATIONS and RESOURCES for STRUCTURAL BUILDING COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS:

• Building Component Manufacturers Conference (BCMC) - the largest gathering of component manufacturers in the world, provides timely and profitable “ideas to build on”
  
• Carbeck Structural Components Institute - a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to research, education and training focused on the structural component framing of residential and commercial buildings
  
• Cold-Formed Steel Council (CFSC) - represents manufacturers of cold-formed steel structural building components
  
• Truss Plate Institute (TPI) - maintains the wood truss industry on a sound engineering basis
  
  • TPI Manufacturer Members - truss plate manufacturers in the U.S.
• Canadian Wood Truss Association - represents Canadian wood truss and structural wood component manufacturers
  • Truss Plate Institute of Canada (TPIC)
  • Atlantic Wood Truss Fabricators Association
  • Quebec Wood Structures Manufacturers Association
  • Ontario Wood Truss Fabricators Association
  • Western Wood Truss Association (Manitoba, Saskatchewan & NW Ontario)
  • Western Wood Truss Association of Alberta
  • Western Wood Truss Association of British Columbia
    

BUILDING CODES, COMPLIANCE and EVALUATION SERVICES:

• ASHREA - develops standards, publications and educational events
  
• Gypsum Association - publishes the Fire Resistance Design Manual containing fire rated truss assemblies
  
• IAPMO Evaluation Service - evaluation services for building products, materials, and designs
  
• International Code Council (ICC) - developers of the I-Codes series including the IBC and IRC
  
• ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) - technical evaluations of building products, components, methods, and materials
  
• Municipal Code Corp. - publishes codes of ordinances for local governments
  
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - developers of consensus codes and standards, research, and education
  
• PFS Corporation - a third party evaluation and certification agency for the wood-related construction industry
  
• Southern Pine Inspection Bureau - third party QC inspection agency
  
• Timber Products Inspection - third party QC inspection agency
  
• Truss Plate Institute (TPI) - third party QC inspection agency
  
• Underwriters Laboratories - see their Online Certifications Directory for fire rated truss assemblies
  
• Warnock Hersey Intertek - ETL SEMKO - see their WH Mark Directory for fire rated truss assemblies
  

BUILDING MATERIALS and SPECIFICATIONS:

• 4specs - a search engine for specified construction products
  
• ARCAT - find building products, specs and CAD details
  
• Builder's Estimating & Exam School - provides exam prep and estimating seminars for the Florida construction industry
  
• Construction WebLinks - links to industry organizations, topics and resources
  
• Contractor Guide - find contractors, suppliers and manufacturers
  
• Sweets Product Marketplace - building product information for specifiers
  

ENGINEERING and CONSTRUCTION PERIODICALS:

• Automated Builder - international housing technology transfer
  
• Building Green - home of Environmental Building News
  
• Engineering News Record - reports on the global construction market for owners, contractors and engineers
  
• Fine Homebuilding - information on residential construction techniques and products
  
• Forest Products Journal - information for those interested in today's forest products industry
  
• Frame Building News - publication of the National Frame Builders Association
  
• Housing Zone - publishers of Professional Builder and Luxury Home Builder
  
• Journal of Light Construction - information for builders and remodelers
  
• Metal Construction - publishers of Metal Construction News and Metal Home Digest
  
• Rural Builder - information on wood and post-frame construction
  
• Structural Building Components - for the structural building component manufacturing and distribution industry
  
• Structural Engineer Magazine
  
• Structure Magazine
  
• Wood Design & Building Magazine - focused on wood use in architecture and construction
  
• Wood Design Focus - technical articles related to contemporary engineered wood construction
  

FORESTRY, LUMBER and WOOD PRODUCTS:

• American Forest & Paper Association - forest products resources
  
• American Institute of Timber Construction - represents the glued laminated timber industry
  
• American Lumber Standard Committee - see this site for a list of accredited grading agencies for softwood lumber
  
• American Wood Council - developers of standards for design and construction using engineered and traditional wood products
  
• APA - The Engineered Wood Association
  
• Canadian Wood Council - information to design, build, inspect and specify wood structures
  
• Forest Products Laboratory - the nation's leading wood research institute. Check out the free download of the Wood Handbook.
  
• Layman's Guide - to lumber and panel trading
  
• MSR Lumber Producers Council - represents producers of machine stress rated lumber
  
• National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association - serving lumber and building material dealers
  
• National Lumber Grades Authority (NLGA) - writes and maintains Canadian lumber grading rules and standards
  
• Random Lengths Newsletter - softwood lumber and structural panel prices and market activity for the U.S. and Canada
  
• RISI - offers news, price reporting, marketing data, forecasting and mill intelligence products
• Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) - represents lumber producers in 17 states
  
• Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) - represents southern pine lumber producers
  
• Southern Pine Council - promotional body of SLMA and SFPA
  
• TimberWeb - European-based global timber and lumber e-market
  
• Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) - represents western lumber producers
  
• Wood I-Joist Manufacturers Association (WIJMA) - represents producers of prefabricated wood I-joists
  
• Wood Solutions Fairs - one-day educational events on wood products and construction, held in the U.S. and Canada
  

INDUSTRY RELATED ASSOCIATIONS:

• Housing Inspection Foundation - association of home inspectors
  
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) - resources for builders, local building associations and homeowners
  
• National Frame Builders Association - represents the post-frame construction industry
  
• Structural Engineers Association International (SEAINT) - contains an active list serve on structural engineering topics
  

LEGISLATIVE:

• Department of Labor - administers Federal labor laws
  
• Federal Register - daily publication of rules and notices of Federal agencies
  
• FirstGov.gov - the U.S. Government’s official web portal
  
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - worker safety and health
  
• Office of the Clerk - obtain copies of House documents
  
• Small Business Administration (SBA) - assists and protects the interests of small businesses
  
• Stateline - politics and policy news, state by state
  
• Thomas - legislative information on the internet
  
• U.S. Census Bureau - population and demographic information
  
• U.S. House of Representatives - contact your local Representative
  
• U.S. Senate - contacts for the Senate
  

STEEL:

• American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) - promotes the use of North American steel in construction applications
  
• Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association (LGSEA) - technical resources for designers and builders of cold-formed steel structures
  
• Steel Framing Alliance - tools to help build steel into projects, cost-effectively
  

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