Optimum Value Engineering: The Whole House Concept Expanded

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Optimum Value Engineering: The Whole House Concept Expanded

  • Optimum value engineering (OVE) has applications in the component design phase and on the jobsite.
  • Using OVE techniques in the field can re-duce framing expenses by as much as $1,000 per 2,400 square foot home, ac-cording to a study done by the Partnership for Advanced Technologies in Housing.
  • Component manufacturers can use design software to optimize component design.
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2006 Jan/Feb
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Features

Blenker Building Systems: Customer Service from the Inside Out
Dude, Where's My Truss Industry?
Optimum Value Engineering: The Whole House Concept Expanded
The Business Side of Whole House Design
Education & Awareness Leads to "Truss Truce"
Commitment to Efficiency Propels Grassroots Innovation at Clearspan Components

Columns

Adventures in Advocacy: Taking the Pulse of the Nation's Leaders
BCMC 2006: Bigger & Better in Texas!
Builder Banter
Code Connection: Wall Panels
In Memoriam: Paul D. Lenauer & Norman L. Garlock
Publisher's Message: Turn, Turn, Turn
WTCA Update: Study Reveals Increased Level of Automation among Truss & Wall Panel Maufacturers
WTCA Update: Open Quarterly Meeting Highlights - October 15, 2005
WTCA Update: Quarter Life-Opportunities: What Will WTCA Mean in the Future?
Framing Up the Wall Panel Market
Wall Panels & Sealed Engineering
Parting Shots
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