The Structural Building Components Association (SBCA) teamed with the building materials supplier 84 Lumber and the National Framers Council in a demonstration of how to construct a two-story, 2,400-square-foot house in only eight hours.
The demonstration was conducted on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during last week’s Innovative Housing Showcase. According to the partner organizations, 84 Lumber provided all the structural framing elements, windows, and doors, as well as the framing crews on the project.
“This eight-hour build isn’t just some race to the finish or attention-grabbing gimmick,” said Ken Kucera, vice president of installed sales and manufacturing at 84 Lumber. “The build represents the efficiencies of current component manufacturing and installation methods. This makes installation at the job site so much faster and helps the builder’s bottom line and ability to provide quality housing solutions.”
“This project illustrates how slight changes in a home builder’s normal construction process can significantly impact construction cycle times and allow limited jobsite labor to build more homes more efficiently,” added Jess Lohse, executive director at the SBCA. “The Innovative Housing Showcase is a great opportunity to provide information, knowledge, and a real-time example of all the benefits and efficiencies components, such as trusses and wall panels, bring to the housing industry.”
The demonstration will have a second life in Waynesboro, Virginia, with the 84 Lumber-provided framing crew disassembling the structure for donation to Habitat for Humanity, which will reassemble the structure as two single-family houses.
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