Use Hardwoods for Building Components

Glenn A. Cooper; William W. Rice

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Use Hardwoods for Building Components

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Glenn A. Cooper, William W. Rice

Year:

1968

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-46. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Describes a system for prefabricating structural units from hardwoods for use in floors, roofs, and walls of a-frame or post-and-beam type construction. The interior face of the unit is decorative paneling; the exterior face is sheathing. Use of the system could reduce prefabricated house construction costs compared to conventional construction costs.

Keywords

Building components, prefabricated structural units, prefabricated house

Citation

Cooper, Glenn A.; Rice, William W. 1968. Use Hardwoods for Building Components. Research Note NC-46. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station