Design Resources

Specifying & Design Tools

RedSpec Next^™

RedSpec^™ is a free, user-friendly design program for creating floor and roof specifications using Red-I^™ joists, RedBuilt^™ open-web trusses, RedLam^™ LVL, glulam beams, and dimensional lumber.

FloorChoice^™

FloorChoice^™ is RedBuilt's Floor Performance Rating System, scoring floor vibration and performance on a 0–10 scale during the design phase so the floor system matches what the space actually needs.

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Green Building Solutions Q&A

Common questions and answers regarding RedBuilt and green building solutions

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Sustainability

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Open-web trusses, Red-I™ Joist, RedLam LVL, Prefabricated Wall Panels

DWG

151kb PDF

Updated May 2024

Green Building Solutions Q&A

Common questions and answers regarding RedBuilt and green building solutions

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Sustainability

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Open-web trusses, Red-I™ Joist, RedLam LVL, Prefabricated Wall Panels

151kb PDF

Updated May 2024

Forming and Shoring Product Selector

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Guides, Specifying Tools

Products

Forming & Shoring

DWG

11mb PDF

Updated Jun 2026

Forming and Shoring Product Selector

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Guides, Specifying Tools

Products

Forming & Shoring

11mb PDF

Updated Jun 2026

FloorChoice™ Floor Performance

A commercial building’s floor has characteristics and qualities that go beyond code-prescribed strength and deflection limits. They have “feelings” as well—those subjective qualities that determine whether or not occupants will be satisfied with them

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Specifying Tools

Products

Open-web trusses, Red-I™ Joist

DWG

2mb PDF

Updated Jun 2010

FloorChoice™ Floor Performance

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Specifying Tools

Products

Open-web trusses, Red-I™ Joist

2mb PDF

Updated Jun 2010

Fire-Rated Assemblies (Intertek Listing)

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Products

Open-web trusses, Red-I™ Joist

DWG

Fire-Rated Assemblies (Intertek Listing)

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Products

Open-web trusses, Red-I™ Joist

Fire Facts Guide

Important information about fire resistance ratings and assemblies

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Guides, Specifying Tools, Fire Protection

Products

Open-web trusses, Red-I™ Joist

DWG

3mb PDF

Updated Jun 2016

Fire Facts Guide

Important information about fire resistance ratings and assemblies

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Guides, Specifying Tools, Fire Protection

Products

Open-web trusses, Red-I™ Joist

3mb PDF

Updated Jun 2016

Fabricator Certificate – Miami-Dade County, Open-Web Trusses

Miami-Dade County Fabricator Certificate of Competency for Open-web trusses manufactured at RedBuilt's Delaware, OH facility.

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Fabricator Certificates

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Open-web trusses

DWG

240kb PDF

Updated Aug 2025

Fabricator Certificate – Miami-Dade County, Open-Web Trusses

Miami-Dade County Fabricator Certificate of Competency for Open-web trusses manufactured at RedBuilt's Delaware, OH facility.

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Fabricator Certificates

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Open-web trusses

240kb PDF

Updated Aug 2025

Fabricator Certificate – City of Seattle, Red-I Joists

City of Seattle Fabricator Certificate for Red-I joists manufactured at RedBuilt's Stayton, OR facility.

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Fabricator Certificates

Products

Red-I™ Joist

DWG

234kb PDF

Updated Jun 2025

Fabricator Certificate – City of Seattle, Red-I Joists

City of Seattle Fabricator Certificate for Red-I joists manufactured at RedBuilt's Stayton, OR facility.

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Fabricator Certificates

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Red-I™ Joist

234kb PDF

Updated Jun 2025

Fabricator Certificate – City of Seattle, Open-Web Trusses

City of Seattle Fabricator Certificate for Open-web trusses manufactured at RedBuilt's Hillsboro, OR facility.

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Fabricator Certificates

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Open-web trusses

DWG

219kb PDF

Updated Jun 2025

Fabricator Certificate – City of Seattle, Open-Web Trusses

City of Seattle Fabricator Certificate for Open-web trusses manufactured at RedBuilt's Hillsboro, OR facility.

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Fabricator Certificates

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Open-web trusses

219kb PDF

Updated Jun 2025

Fabricator Certificate – City of Los Angeles, RedLam LVL & Red-I Joists

City of Los Angeles Fabricator Certificate of Approval for RedLam LVL and Red-I joists manufactured at RedBuilt's Stayton, OR facility.

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Fabricator Certificates

Products

Red-I™ Joist, RedLam LVL

DWG

125kb PDF

Updated Jun 2026

Fabricator Certificate – City of Los Angeles, RedLam LVL & Red-I Joists

City of Los Angeles Fabricator Certificate of Approval for RedLam LVL and Red-I joists manufactured at RedBuilt's Stayton, OR facility.

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Fabricator Certificates

Products

Red-I™ Joist, RedLam LVL

125kb PDF

Updated Jun 2026

Fabricator Certificate – City of Los Angeles, Open-Web Trusses

City of Los Angeles Fabricator Certificate of Approval for Open-web trusses manufactured at RedBuilt's Chino, CA facility.

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Fabricator Certificates

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Open-web trusses

DWG

124kb PDF

Updated Jun 2026

Fabricator Certificate – City of Los Angeles, Open-Web Trusses

City of Los Angeles Fabricator Certificate of Approval for Open-web trusses manufactured at RedBuilt's Chino, CA facility.

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Fabricator Certificates

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Open-web trusses

124kb PDF

Updated Jun 2026

Design Resources

Specifying & Design Tools

RedSpec Next™

FloorChoice™

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Green Building Solutions Q&A

Forming and Shoring Product Selector

FloorChoice™ Floor Performance

Fire-Rated Assemblies (Intertek Listing)

Fire Facts Guide

Fabricator Certificate – Miami-Dade County, Open-Web Trusses

Fabricator Certificate – City of Seattle, Red-I Joists

Fabricator Certificate – City of Seattle, Open-Web Trusses

Fabricator Certificate – City of Los Angeles, RedLam LVL & Red-I Joists

Fabricator Certificate – City of Los Angeles, Open-Web Trusses

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