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I am interested to form a group of like-minded individuals that can contribute to the effective execution of preparing a request for an engineering study by a university’s engineering department.
The purpose of the study is to determine some practical prescriptive building codes designed to allow for the use of blocks of dimensional lumber as framing anchors for joists, (known as pressure-blocking or power-blocking).
Are any among you, like-minded, having experience preparing such a request, or approaching a university for consideration? Are there any among you any having a personal contact at an appropriate university.
This idea results from the discussion of pressure-blocking within this forum.
"Thanks. That is a good idea that I will pursue. Since joining this forum, I have become motivated and signed up to participate in our COAR, the body of code officials in our state that helps with revisions for our state building code. I have already talked to a couple of guys having influence in this group, and they are receptive to this idea. I believe the students, and a university, might be more receptive to performing a study on behalf of legitimate organizations of building code professionals. Who knows that the like-minded members of this forum can't pull together on this one and back me up on something tangible that can be accomplished despite the other lobbyists and special interest groups. I say we become our own special interest group advocating for common sense building methods that promote efficiency and building craft. If there is anyone reading this that has experience approaching a university asking for such a study, I could use some pointers."
The purpose of the study is to determine some practical prescriptive building codes designed to allow for the use of blocks of dimensional lumber as framing anchors for joists, (known as pressure-blocking or power-blocking).
Are any among you, like-minded, having experience preparing such a request, or approaching a university for consideration? Are there any among you any having a personal contact at an appropriate university.
This idea results from the discussion of pressure-blocking within this forum.
"Thanks. That is a good idea that I will pursue. Since joining this forum, I have become motivated and signed up to participate in our COAR, the body of code officials in our state that helps with revisions for our state building code. I have already talked to a couple of guys having influence in this group, and they are receptive to this idea. I believe the students, and a university, might be more receptive to performing a study on behalf of legitimate organizations of building code professionals. Who knows that the like-minded members of this forum can't pull together on this one and back me up on something tangible that can be accomplished despite the other lobbyists and special interest groups. I say we become our own special interest group advocating for common sense building methods that promote efficiency and building craft. If there is anyone reading this that has experience approaching a university asking for such a study, I could use some pointers."