Residential FramingThe Geometry of Shelter
A plain-language guide to the craft of building walls, floors, and roofs that carry their weight straight to the ground — and stand square against the wind. From the language of lumber to the load path, this is framing made clear.
Read & Listen (immersive reading)“A house is just honest geometry holding back the weather. Learn to read the load path — and you’ll never look at four walls the same way again.”— Dr. Gene A Constant
Read and listen to the book, then ask GENO anything — from sill plate to ridge beam, shear walls to the load path — aloud, in 83 languages. GENO has the whole book memorized and is ready the moment you are. A robot you can actually talk to.
The Load-Path Sandbox — feel the force
A wall is a path for weight to travel down to the earth, and a fight against the wind trying to shove it sideways. Drop a load and watch it ride the studs to the ground. Then crank the wind — and learn why a bare frame folds, and sheathing saves it.
Ask GENO, our free 24/7 AI tutor, to explain shear, racking, or the load path aloud in 83 languages — a robot you can actually talk to.