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Social Networks for Design Inspiration

Surely you’ve heard of Pinterest by now; it’s the social media website that allows users to virtually “pin” images and links that they find inspiring, from delicious looking recipes to captivating...

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Fastening to Concrete – Wedge Style Expansion Anchors

A 5/8" diameter wedge style expansion anchor. There are many situations were it may become necessary to attach a timber ledger to a concrete wall. It is desirable in many new homes to lower the...

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Seismic Testing of a Mid-Rise Wood Framed Structure

NEESWood Capstone Test Structure After the destruction caused by the 1995 Kobe earthquake the Japanese government took it upon themselves to construct the world’s largest seismic testing table, often...

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Proper Bearing of I-Joist Rafters

As today’s architectural design trends toward more open floor plans with vaulted ceilings there is a need for economical rafters that will span long distances while maintaining a shallow profile. In...

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Drinking Fountain vs. Water Cooling Units

When installing a drinking fountain in a renovation project, there may not always be a water source nearby.  A water cooler would be the more practical choice.  In a recent educational renovation, we...

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Sapphire Reviewer- Running a Model

As EVstudio gets further into the process of modeling structural layouts in Sapphire Reviewer, we are continually finding creative solutions to common issues that arise when running a model. The image...

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Lose Weight Today! Ask Me How. – Steel Beams

I apologize if the title is misleading. The weight I am talking about is the weight of steel beams. Why am I concerned about the weight of steel beams you may ask? The answer is that steel product...

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Simpson Strong-Tie Will Replace Commonly Specified “AB” and “ABE” Standoff...

Illustration courtesy of Simpson Strong-Tie New for 2012 is the Simpson Strong-Tie ABW standoff post base. It will be available in March of 2012 and will serve as the replacement to the similar AB and...

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Historic Preservation is the Conservation of our Cultural Heritage

The practice of Historic Preservation is the conservation of our cultural heritage. Historic buildings, even when they’ve fallen to misuse and disrepair, are often important landmarks in the...

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Confirmed: Treated Lumber Now Looks Quite Similar to Untreated Lumber

It recently while performing routine structural observations it has come to find that the process of treating lumber has changed and modern treated lumber looks quite different than that of the last 5...

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