FN August 2011

The August 2011 Issue of Frame Building News tells how to work with horse owners

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Plus-size project

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jim Austin

Post-frame beats out other building systems for storage facility There’s big … and then there’s big. Earlier this year, CDA Structures completed a rather large post-frame building. In fact, Brian Eiter of CDA believes it may be the largest post-frame … Read more »

Posted in Energy Efficiency, FN August 2011, Frame Building News, Green Projects, Post Frame, Post Frame Products, Renewable, Sustainability | Tagged PFMI, post-frame, Post-Frame Advantage, sustainability | Leave a comment

Appeasing horses — and their owners

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jim Austin

Working together results in award winning projects By Sue Marquette Poremba When it comes to barns, horse owners know exactly what they want. For example, William Rudolph of Morton Buildings in Lake Wales, Fla., says a horse owner came to … Read more »

Posted in Buildings of the Year, Featured Magazine, FN August 2011, Frame Building News, Horse Barn Builder, Horse Barn Products, Horse Barns, Post Frame | Tagged horse barns, NFBA Buildings of the Year, post-frame | Leave a comment

PFMI Update: Life cycle analysis and cost

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jim Austin

Quantifying post frame’s sustainability By Daniel Hindman, PhD. Green building is one of the most dynamic market forces in construction today. Post-frame buildings are considered sustainable, but until very recently little documentation existed on the energy efficiency and the reduced … Read more »

Posted in FN August 2011, Frame Building News, Green Building, Post Frame News, Post Frame Products, Sustainability | Tagged PFMI, post-frame, Post-Frame Advantage, sustainability | Leave a comment

Educating the masses … on post-frame

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jim Austin

Growing post frame’s marketshare with PFMI By Larry Edema, Chair, NFBA Board of Directors I believe that educating the design community about post-frame construction — and reaching out to these professionals in every possible way — is the right direction … Read more »

Posted in Business and Management, FN August 2011, Frame Building News, Industry Experts, Post Frame, Post Frame News | Tagged PFMI, post-frame, Post-Frame Advantage | Leave a comment

Getting in compliance

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jim Austin

Adjusting to changing safety requirements for fall protection By Gary Auman, Legal counsel for NFBA This is the first of a series of articles on various business related legal topics for all contractors, but which should provide important information for … Read more »

Posted in Business and Management, Construction Industry News, FN August 2011, Frame Building News | Tagged fall protection, nfba, OSHA, safety | Leave a comment