The announcement of the Buildings of the Year Awards is one of the highlights of the annual Frame Building Expo. A large audience gathered for the National Frame Building Association awards luncheon at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 10, 2016, to honor the winners of these prestigious awards for 2015....
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The solid safety program
– By Gary Auman, NFBA Legal Counsel – At the 2016 Frame Building Expo in Indianapolis, the National Frame Building Association recognized 12 member companies that have demonstrated a serious concern for providing their employees with a safe worksite. These companies recognized that a good safety program is the first step to having a...
List of all NFBA 2015 Building of the Year winners
CLICK ON EACH WINNER TO GO TO MORE INFORMATiON ABOUT THESE PROJECTS 2015 JUDGES’ AWARD Brad Miller, B&B Pole Buildings EXPERTS DIVISION ($0–6 million in annual gross volume) 1st PLACE WINNERS Agricultural Storage/Workshops Tom Greiner, Greiner Buildings, Inc. Commercial Buildings (5,000-10,000 square feet) – TIE Tom Greiner, Greiner Buildings, Inc. Commercial Buildings (5,000-10,000 square feet)...
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...
Developing a strategy for long span truss installation
– By Kirk Grundahl, P.E. – A truss collapse can be devastating, not only to the immediate health of those on the job site, but to the installers’ confidence going forward. Training a crew in proper bracing techniques in a way that gets them past the negative experience requires more than a little thinking...
Work on your business, not in it: a blueprint for change, Part 1
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series originally published in Frame Building News. – By K.P. Persaud – When I hear the expression “work on a business,” I envision a business owner in full control. I see a person connected to the business yet making strategic decisions from a healthy and...
PFA revises free online university courses on post frame
Newly revised courses for the Post-Frame Advantage Online University are now available. The new courses reflect the most up-to-date information about the post-frame building system broken down into two distinct curricula — one for engineering design and one for architectural design. The Post-Frame Advantage Online University is a FREE educational opportunity for architects and...
2017 Frame Building Expo for post-frame builders
Mark Your Calendar! – Don’t forget about the Frame Building Expo! 2017 National Frame Building Expo March 8-10, 2017 Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center Nashville, Tennessee Sponsored by the National Frame Building Association, the Frame Building Expo is open to all builders who wish to network, learn and exchange information about post-frame construction. The Expo...
The Gail Miller Recognition Program for Excellence in Safety
By Gary Auman, NFBA Legal Counsel – The National Frame Building Association has long had a commitment to helping its members provide a safe place of employment for their employees. As a way to strengthen that effort, NFBA redesigned the Gail Miller Safety Award in 2014, transforming the award into the Gail Miller Recognition...
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Are you a reader of Frame Building News, the official publication of the National Frame Building Association? If so, we invite you to take our Readership Survey. The survey is designed to gauge what our readers want and need to help them thrive in the post-frame building industry. The survey will take only a...