Traditional home
Wood members, shear walls, connectors, and foundations are designed for the project and applicable code.
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Structural design basis
A clear design basis connects local wind, snow, seismic, occupancy, and geometry requirements to actual members, bracing, connections, and foundations.
How K&K approaches it
K&K’s approach to structural design basis
Steel members, connections, bracing, and load paths are engineered for the project and coordinated with the component system.
Where the advantage comes from
The foundation reactions, wall, floor, roof, bracing, and connections are developed from one project design basis. Steel components allow member selection and connection details to be adjusted directly to the geometry and loads before installation.
See it in the work
What to look for in these photographs
Why the building types differ
How the alternatives approach the same issue
Manufactured / mobile home
The home follows the approved manufacturer design and the wind, thermal, and roof-load zones shown for that model.
Pod-style temporary prefab
The structure follows the product design; permanent-residential criteria apply only when the product has been designed and approved for them.
What this means for the owner
The practical project result
The customer receives a structure designed for this residence and this site rather than a standard product that the property must accept. The drawings connect code criteria to actual members, connections, and foundation loads.
Before choosing
What should the customer confirm?
Request the governing code, design criteria, calculations, connection details, and foundation reactions for the actual site.
Move the project forward
What to send K&K
Share the property address, footprint, story count, roof form, large openings, foundation preference, and information from any architect or engineer already involved.