Prefab shear panels gathering more attention
The prefabricated Trus-Joist TJ-Shear Panels from iLevel resist lateral loads from earthquakes and hurricanes, and offer design flexibility for walls with many windows and doors. While the panels have been on the market for several years in California, Washington, Baltimore, and elsewhere, they are now available nationwide and throughout Canada.
According to T-Shear Panel product manager Jay Shansby, a moving demo showcasing the panel’s strength garnered a great deal of attention at this year’s Builders’ Show. “It got a lot of folks starting to talk about the need for lateral bracing in markets we are aware of, or [markets that are] new to us,” says Shansby. According to Shansby, forces driving demand include recent code changes in states in “Hurricane Alley” as well as shrinking lot sizes, which lead to building taller and narrower structures, increasing the weight to the wall lines.
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