LOUISVILLE, K.Y… Scott Bacon has been appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation in Louisville, Kentucky. “We are excited to welcome Scott to the Metal Sales team,” says Nick Dowd, President of Metal Sales. “He has extensive experience with metal wall and roof system. Scott brings an in-depth knowledge...
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Safety Update: The importance of a solid safety program
– By Gary Auman, NFBA Legal Counsel – On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed a broad-based budget bill. Many people may have believed that this bill was restricted to funding the federal government for 2016, but buried in the bill was language that requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to raise fines...
Work on your business, not in it: A Blueprint for Change, Part 2
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series originally published in Frame Building News. – By K.P. Persaud – INTRODUCTION In Part One of this article, we discussed what it means to work on your business, not in it. I also had you perform a written diagnosis of your current business...
71% of construction firms expect to hire in 2016
Seventy-one percent of construction firms plan to expand their payrolls in 2016 as contractors expect a range of public and private markets to grow, according to survey results released by the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage Construction and Real Estate. The survey, conducted as part of The Challenges Facing a Growing Industry:...
A common mistake in treated wood selection for ground contact
– By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder Magazine – Colin McCown, Executive Vice President of AWPA (American Wood Protection Association), cautions against assuming that all treated wood you purchase off the shelf is suitable for ground contact applications. A particular problem is that most 2×4, 6, -8, -10 and -12 lumber is treated for above...
Quick guide to fasteners for treated wood
By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder Magazine – A surprising amount of science goes in to the making of those small but mighty screws, bolts and connectors used in preservative-treated woods. The science has been standardized by ASTM, with box labeling used to help builders simplify the user process. Joe Stager, vice president for product...
Research and Technology: Slabs on Grade, article available for download
[The following article is a summary of a more complete article by Alan Schambach, PE, FBi Buildings Inc., and Terry Feldmann, PE, Maurer-Stutz, Inc., on the subject of slabs on grade available for free download. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE COMPREHENSIVE ARTICLE…] How thick should I pour my floor? Do I need reinforcing? Which...
Historic new energy standards for commercial air conditioners, furnaces
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced historic new efficiency standards for commercial air conditioners and furnaces. Developed with industry, utilities, and environmental groups, these standards will save more energy than any other standard issued by the Department to date. Over the lifetime of the products, businesses will save $167 billion on their utility...
Metal Building Manufacturers Association elects 2016 Board of Directors
CLEVELAND, OHIO – The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) elected the 2016 Board of Directors at their Annual Meeting held December 8-9, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2016 Board members are: Brad Curtis, Chairman, Tyler Building Systems Ron Kuenkler, Vice Chairman, American Buildings Company Tom Gilligan, Ex-Officio, Butler Manufacturing Chuck Haslebacher, Varco Pruden Buildings...
First code improvements adopted based on NIST Joplin Tornado Study
Protecting schools and their associated high-occupancy buildings from the most violent tornadoes is the goal of the first approved building code changes based on recommendations from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It follows the NIST’s technical investigation into the impacts of the deadly tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011....