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Crew foreman of the month: Kole Kroft
FBi Buildings foreman challenges his crew, a ‘well-oiled machine’ / “Take his extraordinary level of drive and passion, add a crew truck pulling a trailer full of tools, point it at any project an architect can dream up or a … Read more
Post-Frame R&T: Fall arrest system testing
By Daniel P. Hindman Ph.D., P.E., LEED Green Associate / A fall is one of the most traumatic events that can happen on a jobsite. The effects of a fall, much like those of a wave spreading from a pebble … Read more
PFMI Update: Educate your post-frame customers!
Let the Post-Frame Advantage website work for you / By John Ryan, NFBA Director, Market Development / Have you visited the website postframeadvantage.com lately? It’s worth a visit, a bookmark and a link from your company site. Here are some … Read more
Safety Update: Fall protection and heat stress
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently addressed two significant safety and health issues of great importance to post-frame contractors: fall protection and heat stress. Fall protectionAn effective discussion of how fall-protection requirements affect the post-frame contractor cannot begin … Read more
There’s more to plane hangar doors than what you may realize
- By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine – Many people who fly for a hobby would like to take their planes home with them, and increasingly they are. Whether they’re building a personal hangar on a rural piece of property, … Read more
Storage for corrosive conditions: Tension fabric popular for buildings needed for harsh environments
By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine – A popular choice by municipalities for the storage of salt and similar materials is tension fabric. The reason simply comes down to the harsh interior environments that a good fabric can handle. “In … Read more
The possibilities of post frame: Ohio DOT project helps move style beyond pole barns
- By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine – Municipal projects offer many opportunities for contractors who have the patience for the challenge. But for post-frame builders, the potential opportunities may not even be offered due to a lack of understanding … Read more
WoodWorks offers Wisconsin workshop on multi-story wood buildings
- Workshop on Building Bigger and Taller Multi-Story Wood Buildings in Milwaukee - UPDATE: this workshop will also be in Madison on May 15. See additional info below. The Wood Products Council’s WoodWorks program is hosting a workshop May 14 focused … Read more
