Engineering doesn’t cost — it pays!
By Ronald Sutton, PE —— In the post-frame industry it is widely held that engaging the services of an engineering consultant is a big expense that should be avoided if at all possible. After all it is...
View ArticlePost frame with panache: Working with architects
An architect isn’t generally one of those positions every post-frame builder has tucked away in their arsenal of professional consultants but there are arguments for why they should be. One contractor...
View ArticleCall for 2013 Frame Building Expo presentations
The National Frame Building Association is looking for NFBA members willing to offer an educational session at the 2013 Frame Building Expo. The Expo will be held at the Memphis Cook Convention Center...
View ArticleNFBA membership offers stewardship
“And it’s why we’re an industry to be proud of” / By John Fullerton, Heartland Chapter board member / We in the post-frame industry have a lot to be proud of. We can certainly celebrate the ingenuity...
View ArticlePost-frame phenom for fungi
By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder - Mushroom warehouse may be world’s largest pole barn Is there anything in low-rise construction you can’t do with post frame? It would seem not to Reuben Graber and...
View ArticleTool Talk: There’s gotta’ be a better way
by Sharon Thatcher - Post-frame builder found a better way for setting posts and is now marketing his own invention If you’ve spent any time at all in the construction industry, you’ve likely said to...
View ArticleNatural ventilation for horse barns
Recommendations to keep horses and customers happy / Proper horse barn ventilation can be difficult to wrap your head around. What’s good for you is not necessarily good for horses. Here are some...
View ArticleShallow post and pier foundation design: Major revision of standard completed
By David Bohnhoff, Ph.D., P.E. / In October 2012 the latest version of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers’ engineering practice (EP) for the design of shallow post...
View ArticleA post-frame success story in Canada
If you’ve recently attended a Frame Building Expo, you know there are devoted fans of post-frame in Canada. You meet them at the Expo. The Calgary Herald has published an article about two post-frame...
View ArticleVirginia Tech researcher supports campaign to reduce construction falls
Falls in construction represent 14 percent of the fatalities on the job and are estimated to cost construction firms approximately $27,000 in direct costs per incident. Daniel Hindman, Virginia Tech...
View ArticlePFMI surveys reflect progress with key target audiences
The Post-Frame Market Initiative, the market development initiative of the National Frame Building Association, has been working since 2007 to expand the use of post frame in the light-commercial...
View ArticleMembership Benefits: NFBA introduces Supplier Marketplace
In April, NFBA launched a new benefit for supplier members: the Supplier Marketplace. This tool replaces NFBA’s earlier “Find a Supplier” search function on the NFBA website with a more robust,...
View ArticleNFBA Board Chair’s Message: NFBA board continues work on strategic plan
- By Rick Hess, Chair, NFBA Board of Directors – As we approach the midpoint of 2014, I’d like to report on the work NFBA is doing to achieve its ambitious goals. As I mentioned at the annual business...
View ArticleCurrent safety issues for the construction industry
-By Gary Auman, Legal Counsel for NFBA- Rather than focusing on a specific safety issue important to the construction industry, in this article I discuss a range of current safety topics, including the...
View ArticleMan caves and toy shops
- By Sharon Thatcher – Remember when a garage was nothing more than a big box with walls, ceiling and a floor? And a shed was a littler version of the same? Customers wanting one didn’t ask for much...
View ArticleNFBA launches new Post-Frame Advantage website
The National Frame Building Association (NFBA) has launched a new iteration of its website, PostFrameAdvantage.com. The NFBA’s Post-Frame Market Initiative (PFMI) created the new PostFrameAdvantage.com...
View ArticleRural Builder Source Book 2014: Products
Welcome to the online version of the Rural Builder Source Book. This 6th edition goes beyond metal building construction to include ALL things rural: metal frame, post frame, SIPs, ICFs and tension...
View Article5th Annual Heartland NFBA Conference set for Oct. 15-16 in Tulsa
Post-frame builders: mark your calendar and participate in the 5th Annual Heartland NFBA Conference. The event, featuring educational seminars, fun events and industry trade show, will be held Oct....
View ArticlePost frame comes home Part II: An award winning residence
- By Sharon Thatcher, Editor, Rural Builder – You may recognize Josh Sweinhart’s residence. It won the Judge’s Award in the 2013 Building of the Year competition sponsored by the National Frame...
View ArticleResearch & Technology: Total post-frame building design
- By Aaron Halberg, P.E. – “Things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” –Albert Einstein As I grow older and our world becomes ever more complicated, I try to follow this maxim from...
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