what does everyone use? I have been using 17psf which follows TPIC requirements, which obviously doesn’t apply to EWP, but seems like a good starting point.
Hey Alex, good idea to look to TPIC as a starting point. I would caution however that TPIC 2019 no longer reports a nominal PSF equivalent. As a result, some municipalities may use a conversion factor to determine minimum loads in PSF, which will be slightly higher than the previously stated nominal values: