INTRoDUC ING THE F RAMEWORI$.CoNC E STABLE HOME IN ANT UNCERTAIN WORLD.

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We don't have to tell you how nruch things have changed in the building industry. In fact, the oniy thing that hasn't changed is that you still neecl to build a honre people want to live in. One that provides space, safery, conrfort, warnrth and secr.rrity. One that people will want to buy.

Yet, how do we-the manufacturers, distributors, designers and builders-continue to provide a better, n'rore livable home when we're faced with increased restrictions on our resource blse, technology-induced lifesryle changes, and the increased concern over all aspects of the elobal envir<>nnrent?

'We innovate. We develop. We in'rprove.

Tl're FrameWorks- buildirlg system is TrusJoist MacMillan's contribr-rtion to a new vision for the future of our industry. It's based upon our quarter century of rvork to produce hiuher-quality building rrraterials fronr a chan{ing resource base.

So far we've conrbined our technologies ttr sier-rificantly inrprove the structural quality of a floor systenr while usins less than half the woocJ fiber of a convcntional floor. It's our Silent Floor'*' systenl. Our technologies also produce large-section, hish-eradc tinrbers up to B0 feet irr length fronr snrall-dianreter, lower-urade logs. You may have heard of l)arallarl'^' parallel strand luntber, Microllanr'" lanrinated veneer lunrber and our lcwcst innovation, TimberStrand'B' lanrinated strar.rd lurnber, nrade from aspen log fibers. l)espite these advancelrents, huge potential still cxists.

THIS BRINGS US TO OUR CHALLENGEToYoU.

lt starts with a new way of thinking about the structural designs of hornes. The entire industry must take up the challenge to bring about a diflerent, rlore eflicient solution. The clevelopment of synergy alllong colnponents ilt J system and anrong systenls thenrselves can substantially in<.rease the efficient use of resources. Through thinking systernically, better homes can be built. Honres that are stron€ier and healthier for the people rvho live in thenr, and homes that also makc better use ofour resources. This is the Frar-ne-Worksa!) building c()ncept. It's our vision of innovation, clevelopnrent and improvement in our industry.

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Wc make Parallam@ paruIIeI strand lumber .lron long strands o.f wootl taken.from sccondgrouth lo,qs. Our patentt,d proress bontls thest, strands togcther, oeating a bcam that's -f'ar stron.qer, nlore consisteilt and ofnt nu(h ldryer than tlrc orilinal log. Thk luqth and strength makts possiblt today's popular open desi.qns

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DEsrcN THE FrRST FnnrrnrWoRKS. HOMEANDWTN $5O,OOO.

To encourage you to think about the Frame'Works'*'concept and to stimulate the use of innovation in design and rtraterials, we've created the FranreWorks@ Home Design contest. 'We're looking for professional architects, engineers, and builders to create a home design that functions superbly in a range ofcategories. Each team entry will be judged on criteria in the box below.

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All entries will be judged by a panel of experts fronr Trus Joist MacMillan and respected reprcsentatives from the architectural and engineering conununities. There will be one grand prize of $50,000. l\esional winners, selected from the six regions throughout the United States and Canada, will receive $10,000 each and the 53 runners-Lrp will each get $1,(X)0 cash. Plus, there will be other prizes inciuding our TJ-Xpert hardware and software packages. The winning entries will also appear in industry publications and in the FrameWorkso plan book, to be developed fronr the winning plans.

'We're also oflering a student contest to allow students and instructors to participate in the developnrent of the FranreWorkso concept. The criterir will be the same as the professional contest and the money will go toward the endowntent of a Trus Joist MacMillan FrarneWorkse'systenr scholarship to the winnin€i programs.

W'e obviously want you to think about rnore than the money. 'We want you to think of the reasons you got into this business in the first place. Because for every new design or system this contest inspires, tl.re future of home building will be better off. The lives of the people living in these homes will be improved. Well, and $50,(X)0 is -sril/ $50,000. To receive more inforrnation about these competitions, call 1 -800-338-0515. Or contact your local TrusJoist MacMillan representative. All submissions ol'qualification are due by November 30, 1994. A panel will first select 60 finalists, ten from each region. Then the final judging will take place in June 1995. And of course the object of this program is to build the first FranreWorks o horne. so yoLr nray just get to see your contribution to the future of the industry conre to life.

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