Builders who have combined insulating concrete forms and cold-formed steel framing in homes complain of a lack of information on making the connections. This publication is intended to alleviate these problems by providing construction details and schedules for the connection of cold-formed steel frame walls, floor decks, and roofs to...
Insulating Concrete Forms ICFs represent a category of building product that is receiving greater attention among builders. This document focuses on the provisions for Seismic Design Categories C and D (Seismic Zones 3 and 4). Wall construction requirements utilizing Grade 60 reinforcing steel and concrete mixes with selected compressive strengths...
This report assists in establishing research priorities for structural performance of light-frame residential construction and it can be considered a part of the overall PATH Road mapping effort. In July 2001, representatives from universities, trade associations, product manufacturers, and the government met to identify critical R&D needs for structural performance...
The focus of this study is on wood-frame (light-frame) residential structures built using nominal 2-by framing lumber, structural sheathing, and nail fasteners-materials most commonly used. This study attempts to quantify the "experience" of conventional residential construction in terms of modern concepts of reliability as used in the development of engineering...
Through several studies of ICF construction costs, it has been determined that using ICF wall construction generally adds about 3 to 5 percent to the total purchase price of a typical wood-frame home and land (about 5 to 10 percent of the house construction cost). This guide discusses several benefits...
Researchers had laid out five areas that best contained the possibility of transforming the construction site: production integration, operations integration, performance integration, information integration, and physical integration. Of these five, HUD chose to first explore "information integration" in order to see how information exchanges, relationships, and mechanisms shaped construction operations....
The efficient use of shear walls in residential construction subjected to wind and seismic loading is of great interest to designers and builders of homes in high hazard areas of the United States. Shear walls are the primary lateral force resisting system in residential construction. There has been considerable research...
The Honorable James Brainard of Carmel, IN, and ten other Midwest mayors played a key role in winning unanimous support for building code changes designed to boost residential energy efficiency by 30 percent or more CHICAGO, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Midwest Energy Efficiency...
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Balfour Beatty Communities formerly GMH Military Housing announced today that it has completed the purchase of interests previously held by American Eagle Communities in the U.S. Department of the Army's Fort Leonard Wood Military Housing Privatization Project located in Pulaski County, Mo. As...
HERRIMAN -- New construction may be disappearing from many west- side cities in Salt Lake County, but here, where a newly announced, billion-dollar development is waiting on the horizon, the situation is drastically different. The Sorenson Group announced plans this week to build...
Lower Estimates Driven by Slowing Economic Conditions as well as Goodwill Impairment Charge at European Refuse Business OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies, today announced that it expects a loss of approximately $1.22 to $1.32...
Midwest mayors played key role in winning unanimous support for building code changes designed to boost residential energy efficiency by 30 percent or more CHICAGO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance MEEA, strongly supports this week's resolution by the U.S. Conference...
Mockingbird Properties Principal Says Recent Data Shows Relative Strength of the D-FW Housing Market DALLAS -- The U.S. Department of Commerce today released data on May new home sales, reporting that new home sales were down 2.5 percent nation-wide, falling by 11.6 percent in the...
Court affirms revival of teen's challenge to delinquency finding A Baltimore City teenager is entitled to a new hearing and a chance to rebut the state's claim that he was in possession of a handgun, the Court of Appeals has ruled. ...
Call to Action, 5000 Men "Call to Action, 5000 Men," a grassroots effort to challenge black men to commit to building positive relationships with their children, help stem crime and violence in Baltimore City, and build peace in their communities, is holding a...
U.S. economic activity was "generally weak" from late April through May, while consumers were pinched by high energy and food prices, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in a report that underscores its dual worries of slow growth and rising inflation. In its "beige book," an anecdotal look at...
Plans taking root for Vietnamese farm The development of an urban farm in the heart of eastern New Orleans' Vietnamese community is rolling forward. This month, landscape architects will begin surveying acres of soil that separate Alcee Fortier Boulevard from...
Firm Examines Outlook and M&A Opportunities in the Building and Construction Industry NEW YORK -- Lincoln International today announced it will hold its annual Building & Construction conference Tuesday, June 24 at the New York Athletic Club. The event also will be co-hosted by Arthur...
LOS ANGELES -- Robert Lindsey was not surprised by new data last week that showed new home sales have fallen more than 40 percent from their peak almost three years ago. He can tell from his company's bank account. "We're literally losing money...
NEW YORK -- Dark clouds continue to hang over the economy: The manufacturing sector shrank for the fourth consecutive month, construction spending has been falling for more than two years, future orders are down and prices are skyrocketing. The few bright spots, such...
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