Our Reference Library
Over the years, ways of doing things can change--or old ideas said in new ways--about how we can make our dwellings better.
Building Component Safety Information - Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining & Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses.
This booklet is produced by the WTCA and Truss Plate Institute and provides the most current information regarding the handling, installation, restraining and bracing of metal plate connected wood trusses.
The BSCI also produces Summary sheets, which pertain to each of the sections of the BCSI Booklet. While these documents cannot be printed, they serve as a handy source of information.
All Fairbanks truss orders include the B1 Summary sheet. Click to view as PDF 
Cold Climate Housing Research Center - Promoting and advancing the development of healthy, durable, and sustainable shelter for Alaskans and other circumpolar people.
Cooperative Extension Service - The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service provides a link between Alaska's diverse people and communities by interpreting and extending relevant university, research-based knowledge in an understandable and usable form to the public.
Interior Alaska Home Builders - To promote safe, durable and efficient housing by educating consumers and building industry professionals for the benefit of our Interior Alaska communities.
National Association of Home Builders - NAHB is a trade association that helps promote the policies that make housing a national priority.
