Structural Design
With our background in residential design and construction, along with the input of numerous qualified green builders, Vandemusser Design has maximized the use of pre-engineered structural systems in our house designs. Examples of this include roof and floor trusses, storage room trusses, precast foundation walls, insulated concrete forms (ICF’s), structural insulated panels (SIP’s), and panelized frame walls. Any of our plans can be produced to take advantage of these types of systems. This is for a number of reasons:
- Increases speed and ease of construction for the builder – with increased load bearing and/or spans and less pieces to install, pre-engineered systems reduce complexity for the builder, which results in a quicker construction schedule.
- Reduced cost of construction – both in terms of material and labor, pre-engineered systems typically are cheaper to install than their non-engineered counterparts.