Wood Frame Building Design
Efficient framing practices can be found in cost effective home building.
Wood frame building design. Free view only download 23 pages 1 3 mb pdf february 2006. Wcd 6 design of wood frame structures for permanence. If these key elements are not taken into consideration the designer. For high wind conditions prescriptive guidelines for design and construction may be found in the wood frame construction manual for one and two family dwellings afpa 1996b.
A design and construction handbook nahbrc 1994. Add to my calendar 2020 06 03 9 00 00 2020 06 03 1600 est wood design symposium full day of education on mass timber and wood frame building design education. Post frame building applications that use the proper treated wood products suitable for post frame foundations have a long history of success. Many post frame buildings use treated wood embedded directly in the ground to form a permanent wood foundation design.
Many people mistakenly think all treated wood is the same. Added to that wood frames are sustainable and absorb carbon and offset. Chapter 31 methods of reducing building costs 201 design 201 choice of materials 202 construction 203 chapter 32 protection and care of materials at the building site 204 protection requirements 204 protection of framing materials 204 window and door frames 204 siding and lath 204 plastering in cold weather 205.