Wood Roof Trusses: Advanced Technology in Building Design

WOOD ROOF TRUSSES:ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN BUILDING DESIGN

ENGINEERED WOOD TRUSS PRODUCTSIN BUILDING DESIGN

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BENEFITS ASSOCIATEDWITH WOOD TRUSS PRODUCTS IN BUILDING DESIGN.

WOOD TRUSSES PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AESTHETIC APPEALAND MORE FREEDOM FOR DIFFERENT,

COMPLEX ROOFING STYLES.

WOOD TRUSSES DO COST A BIT MORE,BUT THEY SAVE ON CONSTRUCTION TIME AND

DO NOT QUITE AS MUCH EXPERTISE TO INSTALL PROPERLY.

TRADITIONAL FRAMING METHODS TAKE A LOT LONGERTHAN WOOD TRUSSES BECAUSE

OF THEIR SHEER EFFICIENCY.

WOOD IS A SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL FOR CONSTRUCTIONAND EXTENSIVE RESEARCH HAS GONE INTO MAKINGTHESE TRUSSES LAST LONGER AND USE A MINIMAL

AMOUNT OF WOOD WHEN THEY ARE MANUFACTURED.

WOOD TRUSSES ARE READY TO INSTALL UPON DELIVERY.

ENGINEERED ROOF TRUSSES SIGNIFICANTLYREDUCE CONSTRUCTION TIME AND DO NOT CONTRIBUTE

TO ON-SITE WASTE IN ANY SIGNIFICANT WAY.

THE DESIGN VALUES OF LUMBER ARE DETERMINEDIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WOOD DESIGN STANDARDS.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE IS USED TO FACILITATE THE DESIGNOF TRUSS MEMBERS AND CONNECTIONS,

PRODUCING AN OVERALL DESIGN DRAWINGWITH ALL OF THE NECESSARY INFORMATION.

THE TRUSS DESIGNS THAT ARE CREATED WITH COMPUTERSARE TRANSLATED INTO INSTRUCTIONS FOR

CONSTRUCTION CREWS. EACH PIECE OF LUMBER ISTHOROUGHLY INSPECTED FOR STRENGTH AND SUITABILITY.