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Monday, June 15, 2026
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IRC Floor Framing Guard Assembly Support Recommendations CSR No. 2601
Section R502.11 of the 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) includes new floor framing requirements and prescriptive solutions to ensure that lateral loads applied to the guards are adequately resisted.
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Monday, June 15, 2026
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Person Loading of Chords CSR No. 2504
ANSI/TPI 1-2022 has added a new person loading check in Section 6.2.2.5 to represent the occurrence of a person on the chord of a truss. February 2026, the TPI Technical Advisory Committee issued a Technical Interpretation for this new provision.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Differential Deflection Recommendations DG No. 2505
When a load is applied to a truss it will deflect. The degree to which the truss deflects is a function of the trusses’ geometry, material properties, span, and applied load. The building code provides deflection limits for individual trusses.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Understanding the Snow Load Provisions of ASCE 7-22 CSR No. 2503
The latest version of ASCE 7 is the 2022 version which includes changes to the snow load provisions. This version of ASCE 7 is referenced in the 2024 version of the International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC).
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Bracing Requirements for High Compression Force Web Members CG No. 2502
The new BCSI-2025, Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining and Bracing of Structural Building Components includes some updated prescriptive recommendations.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Deflection Limits for Floor Trusses DG No. 2503
Deflection is an important criterion when designing floor trusses. There are circumstances when the deflection requirements for a specific structure that utilizes trusses as structural members are questioned.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Use of Cantilevered Sill Plates with Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses to Align with Varying Thicknesses of Exterior Sheathing DG No. 2504
In certain conditions continuous insulation is installed on the outside of a foundation wall or monolithic downturned slab.
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Monday, August 4, 2025
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DG No. 2401 Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Quality and Inspection Requirement Recommendations
This document summarizes the inspection and quality requirements in the IRC, IBC, and ANSI/TPI 1.
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Monday, August 4, 2025
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Position Statement on Sealed Truss Placement Diagrams for the International Building Code CSR No. 2401
Position Statement on Sealed Truss Placement Diagrams for the International Building Code
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Monday, August 4, 2025
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Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Inspection and Quality Requirements per the IBC and IRC CSR No. 2402
This Code Summary Report will provide background on the different types of inspections required including in-plant inspections, site inspections, and Special Inspections.
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Monday, August 4, 2025
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Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Design Process CSR No. 2403
Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Design Process
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Monday, July 28, 2025
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