Irma is of Germanic origin, and it is used mainly in the English, French, German, Indian, Italian, and Spanish languages. The name is derived from the short form of German names with the first element irmin (meaning 'whole, immense, universal') or ermen and starting with 'Irm-', such as Irmingard.
Wood framing, or light frame construction, is the assembly of dimensional lumber or engineered wood lumber that is regularly spaced and fastened together with nails to create floor, wall and roof assemblies. Wood is the most common material used within the construction industry today.
Other wood framing. methods, such as post-and-beam construction, are not explicitly addressed in this. chapter, although much of the information is relevant. However, system. considerations and system factors presented in this chapter are only relevant to. light, wood-framed construction using dimension lumber.