Technical Information 

OPTIMIZE YOUR DESIGNS WITH GUIDELINES

Designing with our products is nearly identical to designing with conventional 2x4 or 2x6 framing. The structural and design criteria follow the accepted practices found in the 2001 AISI Specification for Design of Cold-Formed Steel Framing and other code references, such as SBC, UBC, IRC and BOCA.

We solve problems. And the benefits of building a home with our technology flow from you to your customers. Consider these advantages:

• We use dimensions that you and your crews work with every day...3½" and 5½".
  
• We eliminate sheathing outside...you save on preparation for stucco, brick or siding.
  
• Our materials are easier to handle and need less care than other building materials...impervious to water and can store uncovered on any surface.
  
• When our products reach your sites they meet your precise needs and specifications for every door, every window. There is no loss to scrap...you get exactly what you need.
  
• You’ll notice fewer callbacks from customers...walls are plumb and straight inside and outside, corners are square...walls won’t twist, warp or crack.
  
• You’ll save time and find scheduling trades and finish work easier than ever…your houses go up faster...30 to 40 days faster...and that means better cash flow and greater capacity.
  
• You have incredible flexibility...you can use our wall technology with either our ceiling or roof technology. A ceiling choice means the building envelope has less volume...so your customers gain optimal energy efficiency. But aesthetics – a desire to use exposed beams or cathedral ceilings – might dictate a roof technology choice. Even so, it’s more energy efficient than other building materials and methods. You make the call based on what best meets your needs and your customers’ desires.

Again, consider the advantages:

• Their building envelope is built using a product that incredibly strong.
  
• They save dramatically on heating and cooling bills…electric bills are half or less of conventionally built homes of comparable size month after month and year after year.
  
• They live in safer, more comfortable homes that cost less to maintain…no wood to fuel fires or feed termites…and less chance for mold, mildew and allergy problems.
  
• They move in sooner because the homes you build with our walls, ceilings and roofs go up faster.
  
• They get tighter homes regardless of where they build with better sound attenuating properties.

In addition to this resource, our competent design staff is available by phone or e-mail to discuss any specific need or questions. We all learn together and benefit by interaction among professionals. We look forward to working with you.