About 50 post-frame construction professionals gathered for the Heartland NFBA Chapter meeting in Joplin, Mo on July 29th. The Board of Directors was elected and plans are underway for a meeting in Branson, MO on October 8th. At the meeting, three post-frame industry suppliers and three...

Heartland Perma-Column is pleased to announce that more than 100 lumberyards and other building material dealers now offer Perma-Column products to their customers. On March 25, Webb Home Center of Salina KS became the 100th dealer recruited in the Heartland region since Heartland Perma-Column...

University of Wisconsin - Madison Professor David R. Bohnhoff, P.E., Ph.D., has been researching post-frame buildings for more than 30 years. Dr. Bohnhoff is considered one of the leading experts on post-frame building design. In his research of post-frame and other building systems in the context...

Many people simply think of a plain "pole barn” when they try to imagine a post-frame structure. Although some post-frame buildings are still referred to by the slang term “pole barn,” post-frame is far more advanced in its design and engineering than the “good ol’ pole barn.” This ain’t your...

Heartland Perma-Column has launched a new and improved Website. In addition to a new look and feel, the site now includes new interactive features.  Visitors may browse a list of products, review the events calendar, visit the new photo gallery, provide feedback or sign the...

  Post-Frame Buildings are the most economical, efficient and environmentally-friendly of all building types. They require less energy and resources to build, and are more energy-efficient than other kinds of buildings throughout their use. They are the "greenest" buildings one may erect. One...

Lawrence, Kans. 9/1/2009 – John Fullerton, former Executive Vice President of the National Frame Building Association (NFBA), has established a new company that will distribute pre-cast concrete pier systems for post-frame building systems and related products. The new company, Infinitum Limited...