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ponentized modular construction system. Plywood Fabricator Service is a subsidiary of the DFPA. It provides quality control, testing, inspection, and engineering assistance for fabricators of plywood components. The sixmonths old organization already l-ras 16 fabricator members.

Fabricators

The box beams, stressed skin panels, rigid frame bents, and gable ends were fabricated uuder the rigid PFS quality control program. The wall panels, trusses, floor panels, and garage lintel were fabricated by Thompson Lumber Co. of Cl-rampaign, Lu-Re-Co member.

Flexible System

DFPA and Lu-Re-Co do not necessarily plan that the Research-Demonstration House will be reproduced as built. The component systems, however, are readily available and are flexible enough to be used in almost any light frame design.irrcluding homes, schools, and farm buildings.

Time and Cost Studies

The Small Homes Council will conduct time and cost stuclies so this type of component construction can be closely compared to conventional building methods.

Information Available

For more information on the Research-Demonstration llouse, write Merchandising Department, Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma 2, Washington.

SCLSA Hosted ot Meetingby IndependentBuildingMoteriols Co.

A meeting of the Southern California Lumber Seasoning Association was held November 4 at Independent.Building Materials Company, Torrance, and were escorted through the yard, mill and two new Moore double-track dry kilns by Bill Tooker, dry kiln operator.

After the tour, a business meeting was held in the luxurious oflice of Bill lJpton, president of Building Materials. Ray Benson, president of the Association, was in charge of the meeting. The speaker of the day was Arthur Koehler, wood consultant, who spoke on lumber shrinkage. Mr. I(oehler was a division head at the Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, for many years.

After the meeting, the group adjourned to the Jump 'n' Jack Chuck Wagon on Pacific Coast Highway near Crenshaw, for a delicious prime-rib dinner as the guest of Bill Upton and his staff. Ray Estes and Bill Tookei were hosts.