Two identical 2,600 sq. ft. homes were built at the 1996 NAHB Builder's Show - one conventionally framed, the other built with engineered components. This four-page, full color document details what we learned about craftsmanship in component manufacturing. The layout is designed to provide space for customizing with your company's logo, giving you maximum exposure when you educate your market about the benefits of building with roof and floor trusses and wall panels.

Learn the requirements of proper crane use and truss handling. Covering responsibilities and key considerations, this document discusses topics including crane size, hoisting, crane set up and inspection. This document is part of the SBCA Research Report series.

This two page document provides important safety information to builders who are using mechanical means (such as cranes or lifts) to handle and hoist wood wall panels to which synthetic hoisting straps have been attached by the wall panel manufacturer. The document provides important inspection and hoisting guidelines for lifting with these straps and is intended as a supplement to the information found in the SBCA document WallPanel11x17-P, Guide for Handling, Installing & Temporary Bracing of Wall Panels.

This four-page document contains essential information for wall panel customers. There is a comparison of time and material savings provided by wall panels over stick framing from the Framing the American Dream project. A checklist is also included that reviews important information typically required to ensure that wall panels are manufactured to the correct specifications.

This four-page document presents a generic truss design drawing with color-coded explanations for every item of information contained therein. Truss design drawings have long been a source of confusion for contractors, design professionals and building inspectors alike. Use this valuable tool to educate your market and increase understanding of the important information presented on truss design drawings. The final page lists tips for crews to follow in order to avoid installation errors.

Formerly TTBPlan-D - How to Read a Truss Placement Plan. This two-page document discusses the information contained on Truss Placement Diagrams. It explicitly answers the following questions: What are Placement Diagrams, Are Placement Diagrams Engineering Documents, Should a Placement Diagram be sealed with an Engineer's seal, & Why does the Truss Industry supply Placement Diagrams? A great educational tool that textually and visually addresses this important topic.

Permanent Bracing must provide sufficient support at right angles to the plane of the truss to hold every truss member in the position assumed for it in the design. The BCSI-B3 Summary Sheet reviews the various planes of the truss that typically must be restrained/braced and provides installation guidelines for gable end frame restraint/bracing, individual chord and web member permanent restraint/bracing, web member reinforcement, and permanent restraint/bracing for special conditions.