
Please read more about our investments in sustainability and our ESG standards here. We calculate the number of trees saved for homes using our roof and floor trusses using a 25% savings on total board footage production. We calculate the number of homes supplied with READY-FRAME® using our average board footage processed per house, which is based on our 2019 READY-FRAME® saw production data and our 2019 data of actual homes produced with READY-FRAME®.The structural building components association (SBCA) study "Framing the American Dream" ( /fad) found that stick-framed structures use 25% more lumber than manufactured components. Simply input the plywood dimensions, part sizes, the thickness of the kerf, and it gives you images of the pieces to be cut. An independent third-party study found that the lumber reduction from homes built with READY-FRAME®, compared to traditional stick-framed homes, equals approximately 7.8 trees per the average size US home of approximately 2,300 sq. The optimizer I used above is helpful to use the smallest amount of ply possible. 1 Calculation based on production data for Builders FirstSource READY-FRAME® precut framing packages and roof and floor trusses since January 1, 2019.
