On a June 2022 episode of SBCA’s COMPONENT CONNECTION PODCAST, Barry Dixon, owner and CEO of True House in Jacksonville, Florida, and BJ Louws, president of Louws Truss in Ferndale, Washington, share why, as they seek to automate and innovate, they have invested time and resources in looking overseas. They also share what motivates them...Continue Reading

BeLit’s data-driven collaborative design process continues to revolutionize the residential building industry as it extends the power of virtual design and construction (VDC) to the estimating process. This approach provides tangible time and cost savings to our customers as we find efficiencies, identify problems, and implement solutions in the virtual construction phase rather than on...Continue Reading

BeLit leaders spanning three generations continued a valuable tradition of involvement with the Structural Building Components Association (SBCA) as they attended the organization’s first Open Quarterly Meeting (OQM) in January. Apex President Mike Kozlowski, BeLit Business Development Manager Parker Dixon, and True House Vice President of Operations Jim Finkenhoefer joined more than 100 of their...Continue Reading

“It was exciting to be able to participate in a live event the caliber of BCMC after a year off due to COVID,” remarks BeLit’s owner and CEO Barry Dixon on his October trip to Omaha for the Building Component Manufacturers Conference (BCMC). Dixon was among a group of industry leaders who spoke at the...Continue Reading