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Striking Post-Frame Car Dealership Fuels Town Pride
04/17/2012
Building owners Jeffrey and Angie Amick couldn’t be more pleased with their new post-frame used car dealership office and maintenance shop, “Jeffrey’s Auto,” which is now proudly considered a town landmark in Scottsburg, IN. “Upon completion of our beautiful new building, we have received numerous compliments on how our building is the best looking business in town,” Jeffrey Amick said. “We even have people stop in specifically to find out who built the building and how to get in touch with them.” The... Read More >
IMPs Bring Insulation, Spanning Benefits to Post Frame
04/16/2012
Insulated metal panels (IMPs) offer several benefits to post-frame building and design. Foremost they provide exceptional insulation, with R values as high as 8 per inch, according to Ken Gieseke of McElroy Metal, Inc., Bossier City, LA, and Brian... Read More >
Benefits of Copper Azole Preservative
03/20/2012
In his recent presentation at the National Frame Building Association’s (NFBA) Frame Building Expo in St. Louis, MO, Kris Owen, manager of codes and product application, Arch Wood Protection, Inc., a Lonza company in Valparaiso, IN, discussed several benefits of using copper azole for preservative-treated wood. Owen said that although water-borne chromate copper arsenate (CCA) has been the most common treatment in the industry over the past 30 years, restrictions put in place in January 2004 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought alternative copper preservatives, such as copper azole and alkaline... Read More >
Reaching High with Post-Frame Design
03/20/2012
Looking at these interiors, you’d never guess that this building is a denture clinic. With its airy, naturally lit interior and high-end workspaces, Beachton Denture Clinic in Thomasville, GA, serves as a fine example of why post-frame construction is proving so well suited for the low-rise... Read More >
02/17/2012
Post-Frame Commons Building Completes Quaker School Campus Rose Magrann, head of Friends Academy of Westampton, describes the Academy’s 3-year-old Commons Building “as beautiful post-frame building that complements the other buildings on our campus.” It was the “final piece to our [campus] puzzle,” she says, providing an all-purpose facility that serves as a gymnasium, cafeteria, or auditorium. The building... Read More >
Post-Flame Success: Post-Frame Firewall Surpasses 3-Hour Test
02/17/2012
An hourly rated wall as much as a 3-hour wall may be required to separate building areas or occupancy types to meet the International Building Code (IBC) requirement for life safety. For architects, builders, and engineers, this usually means using a rated 8- or 10-inch concrete block wall on... Read More >
Architect: Post Frame Perfect for Tight Spaces, Tight Deadlines
01/26/2012
Jim Delmont, architect at Design Club, Inc., in Harrisonville, MO, has recently built or renovated several convenience stores using post-frame building systems. He is quick to rave about post frame’s flexible design, speed of construction, and cost effectiveness when compared to other types of building systems.... Read More >
Why Attend the Post-Frame Design Workshop on February 29?
01/26/2012
There are good reasons why architects and designers should attend the 2012 Frame Building Expo workshop, The Application, Design, and Specification of Post-Frame Buildings, on Wednesday, February 29, 8 am–Noon CT, at the America’s Center, St. Louis, MO. The most immediate reason is to earn... Read More >
Cozy Oasis Awaits Sewing Enthusiasts
12/19/2011
Certain post-frame construction attributes such as energy efficiency and design flexibility serve as common threads that building owners can count on when selecting this type of construction. Some post-frame projects incorporate an especially wide array of efficiency and aesthetic benefits, and Stitch-N-Time in Greencastle, PA, serves as a shining... Read More >
Post-Frame Adjustment Heals Energy Woes
12/15/2011
Dr. Katie Gravesen's practice was rapidly expanding, but she had no room to grow within her leased stud-wall office in a multitenant professional building. To make matters worse, her utility bills were bordering on extreme during the winter months. Gravesen was willing to relocate Prescott Chiropractic, her Prescott, WI-based business, but she wanted to do so within her current vicinity. She was inspired by the design flexibility and energy efficiency of a post-frame childcare center located just across the road, so she contacted the... Read More >
