- “the idea book” by Metal Roofing Magazine available digitally for free viewing!
- Size matters (especially when it comes to gutters)
- Cover Story: Metal Shingles, the standing seam alternative
- MRA Update: Adopting a focus on larger — and growing — audience
- Crew foreman of the month: Kole Kroft
- Post-Frame R&T: Fall arrest system testing
- An argument for fully engineered post-frame buildings
- Product Profile: Ventilation
- Icon offers hydraulic overhead doors
- Midwest Roofing Contractors Association presents industry awards
- Free webinar: Beyond lead generation — developing leads that turn into sales in 2012
- Post frame with panache: Working with architects
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Post-Frame Technique
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
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
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
Indiana “Made-in-America” building products
Perma Column Permanent foundation systems for post-frame buildings400 Carol Ann Ln., Ossian, IN, 46777, United StatesFax: 260-622-7192www.permacolumn.com RETURN TO MAP . . .
A post-frame success story in Canada
If you’ve recently attended a Frame Building Expo, you know there are devoted fans of post-frame in Canada. You meet them at the Expo. The Calgary Herald has published an article about two post-frame guys - Al Williams and Jerry Myer … Read more
Shallow post and pier foundation design: Major revision of standard completed
By David Bohnhoff, Ph.D., P.E. / In October 2012 the latest version of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers’ engineering practice (EP) for the design of shallow post foundations was approved by ANSI. The official designation of this … Read more
2012 NFBA Buildings of the Year

NFBA recognizes ‘best of the best’ for 2012 The announcement of the Buildings of the Year Awards is one of the highlights at the annual National Frame Building Expo. A large audience gathered for the NFBA luncheon at the Memphis … Read more
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