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Category Archives: Design and Specification
What is the most technologically advanced building material used today?
Wood…that’s right, wood! In addition to being a strong, light-weight building material, wood is the only traditional building material that is renewable. It also sequesters carbon, helping keep greenhouse gases in check. Architect Michael Green, who is pioneering and promoting … Continue reading
Posted in Design and Specification
Tagged carbon footprint, engineered wood, Green Designs
Glue Laminated Lumber Blocking/Rim Board – Something To Think About
by Heinz Mueller, Design Center Leader (for RedBuilt’s Hillsboro office) and P.E. at RedBuilt™ When RedLam LVL is not viable, glue laminated lumber (glulam) is a wonderful option for use as large section main carrying members in structures. It is … Continue reading
Check Out Our New Open-Web Truss Video
Check out this video to gain an in depth grasp of what an open web truss really is. With one of RedBuilt’s™ main products, dive into the material composition and see how these materials fit and work together. In less … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial Products, Company News, Design and Specification, Products, Resources
Tagged Heather Strong, open web truss, RedBuilt Associates
We’ve updated our Literature!
by Paul Drace, Director of Marketing at RedBuilt™ Go to http://www.redbuilt.com/resources/literature.aspx to find our most up-to-date literature in easy to access PDF format. We strongly urge you to become dependent on the electronic versions of literature primarily because if you … Continue reading
Deeper is Cheaper
The marketing group at RedBuilt™ has been doing some Blog soul searching because when we talk about our blogs, they always seem to have these words associated with them: “epically long” and “epically technical.” Although we do like the idea … Continue reading
Why RedBuilt™? (Part 2)
By Tom Byron, Technical Sales Representative at RedBuilt™ This week’s “Why RedBuilt™? (Part 2)” focuses on how using RedBuilt™ products benefits contractors and building owners. Contractors and owners may understand why the AOR and EOR specify RedBuilt products: unparalleled technical … Continue reading
Why RedBuilt™?
By Tom Byron, Technical Sales Representative at RedBuilt™ Why use RedBuilt™ products and services? This question is asked everyday by a variety of design professionals, contractors, property owners, and building department officials. This two part series will help explain the benefits … Continue reading
Posted in Design and Specification, Products, Resources, Safety
Tagged AOR, building code requirements, Building Department, commercial construction, Design Professionals, Engineered Wood Products, EOR, EWP, mixed use building, redbuilt, redbuilt tech rep, RedBuilt Technical Sales Representative, residential construction, specification
The Destruction: Engineer in Training Open Web Level Two Blog: Part IV
by Jason Fitch, Engineer in Training at RedBuilt™ To test the Open Web Truss, we set up load cells at the ends of the truss and applied load uniformly across it. As load was applied, we could see the truss … Continue reading
Assembling the Truss: Engineer in Training Open Web Level Two Blog: Part III
by Jason Fitch, Engineer in Training at RedBuilt™ Since all of the chords and webs were made, and all that was left was to assemble the truss, it would be easy from here. If you thought that, you, like me, … Continue reading