How structural building components speed housebuilding, in three numbers
Sean Shields of the Structural Building Components Association described trusses, wall panels and floor trusses as mechanized components that reduce on-site labor, cut lumber use and shorten cycle time; Shields cited a 2.5x framing productivity gain and an estimated $13,000 framing savings on the Showcase build.
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Sean Shields explained the basic products and mechanics of structural building components and how they alter construction sequencing. "For those of you in the room who aren't familiar with structural building components, what we're talking about are roof trusses, wall panels, floor trusses," Shields said, tracing the industry's post-war origins and the connector-plate innovation that made modern trusses ubiquitous.
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