PAGE OCR 6 – December 2009 – The Ontario Construction Report
Ontario Wood Truss Fabricators Association
Engineered wood products cost-effective
for non-residential construction
STAFF WRITER – The OCR Construction Report Special Feature
ficient, and technology advances mean that
engineered wood products can be much
Wood trusses and engineered wood pan- “I think the industry wants the world to more readily adapted to non-residential
els are now used by most residential recognize that engineered wood trusses are uses.”
builders in Ontario. The Ontario Wood useful in more applications than residential The wood truss industry – OWTFA has
Truss Fabricators Association is looking construction,” says Mike Phillips, executive 30 fabricator members and an additional 15
forward to extending the advantages of pre- director of the organization that represents to 20 associate members — has held up
fabricated wood components to other mar- the majority of Ontario wood truss fabrica- well despite the recession, Phillips says. can be manufactured and delivered to the
kets – including institutional, commercial tors and suppliers. “Prefabricated wood “Some of our members have adapted their builders’ schedule.”
and agricultural. makes the whole process faster and more ef- business, but none have failed.” CAD technology advances mean that de-
Home builders, who discovered the ad- signs can be quickly and reliably converted
vantage of roof trusses in the 1980s, are into finished products, says Phillips, one
now seeing how the same prefabricated ap- reason he believes that wood trusses and
proach can speed up and improve quality panels can have an increasing role in agri-
for the rest of the home. Instead of building cultural and commercial buildings.
stick-by-stick, the prefabricated panels are “Certainly, they make sense for barns
easy to install, and ensure reliable quality.
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“Trusses are relatively easy to transport and Please see page OCR 7
Long-time industry partners, Taiga Building Products and LP
Building Products are proud supporters of OWTFA.
Residential Single/MultiFamily and Light-Frame Commercial,
Taiga and LP provide extensive
Taiga offers everything you need in building materials including;
full line of engineered wood products choice for OWTFA members
dimensional lumber
panel products
Taiga Building Products is proud to be the exclusive Canadian distributor for LP Build-
composite decking
ing Products. “The LP line of building products; LP SolidStart including I-joists, LVL,
batt and foam insulation
and new LSL (laminated strand lumber), LP TopNotch, and LP SmartSide, have all proven
siding
to be successful products for Taiga,” says Russ Permann of Taiga Building Products. Both
flooring
Taiga and LP have been strong supporters of the OWTFA with active participation at both
*NEW for 2010, truss plate products
the associate and board levels.
Taiga Building Products is preparing to expand their already extensive line of building
Interested to learn more? Please contact a
products with new truss plate products in 2010.
Taiga operates as an independent wholesale distributor of building products from 15
Taiga Building Products representative at
distribution centres in Canada as well as two in the US. Taiga also owns and operates
1-800-268-5095 or visit www.taigabuilding.com.
three wood preservation plants in Canada.
For more information visit www.taigabuilding.com or call 1-800-268-5095.
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