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Lu-Re-Co Ponel System Of Construction to Be Approved Soon by FHA

Charles A. Bowser, director of the underwriting division of the Federal Housing Aclministration, announcecl that an engineering bulletin is being issued by FHA to all insuring offices, indicating ,,the structural accepta_ bility of the special method of construction involved" in the Lu-Re-Co Panel System.

Pending receipt of the bulletin by FHA local and district offices, the Washington offices will issue instructions to its various field offices, "upon request,,, that houses utilizing the Lu-Re-Co system of construction be approvecl by such state offices as requested.

What Is the Lu-Re-Co panel System?

The Lu-Re-Co Panel System is the name of the new building system based on pre-cut and pre-assembled wall panels and truss rafters, developed by the Lumber Dealers Research Council. Its engineering principles were researched by the Small Homes Council of the University of Illinois, at Champaign-Llrbana.

It is claimed by the council that this system can help contractors build quality engineered houses and cut erec_ tion time and, by coordination betu'een lumber dealer and builder, competition of factory-built prefabs can be met and beat since the Lu-Re-Co panel Systembuilt on simple jigs in the lumb'eryardgives both speedy erec_ tion and flexibility of design and workmarrshlp.

When They Soy - "l Wont To Do Something Dromotic"

This exotic corner, developed from Tonguile Ribbon Sliced Plywood, cut into lorge squores. By olterloiilg the squores veriicolly ond horizontolly, using BAYLAUN No. 190 Round os o ponel divider, qn interesting originol effect is ochieved.