EWPA Industry Links Page

Metal Truss Plates Trusses & Wall Panels

Stuctural Composite Lumber (LVL, BSL, OVL)

ASSOCIATIONS AND RESOURCES FOR ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS:

American Forest & Paper Association - forest products resources

American Institute of Timber Construction - represents the glued laminated timber industry

American Lumber Standard Committee - see this site for a list of accredited grading agencies for softwood lumber

American Wood Council - developers of standards for design and construction using engineered and traditional wood products

APA - The Engineered Wood Association - third party evaluation and certification agency for the wood-related construction industry

Building Component Manufacturers Conference (BCMC) - the largest gathering of component manufacturers in the world, provides timely and profitable “ideas to build on”

Canadian Wood Truss Association - represents Canadian wood truss and structural wood component manufacturers

Truss Plate Institute of Canada (TPIC)

Atlantic Wood Truss Fabricators Association

Quebec Wood Structures Manufacturers Association

Ontario Wood Truss Fabricators Association

Western Wood Truss Association (Manitoba, Saskatchewan & NW Ontario)

Western Wood Truss Association of Alberta

Western Wood Truss Association of British Columbia

Canadian Wood Council - information to design, build, inspect and specify wood structures

Carbeck Structural Components Institute - a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to research, education and training focused on the structural component framing of residential and commercial buildings

Fordaq - European-based online market for wood professionals

Forest Products Laboratory - the nation's leading wood research institute. Check out the free download of the Wood Handbook.

Layman's Guide - to lumber and panel trading

MSR Lumber Producers Council - represents producers of machine stress rated lumber

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association - serving lumber and building material dealers

National Lumber Grades Authority (NLGA) - writes and maintains Canadian lumber grading rules and standards

Random Lengths Newsletter - softwood lumber and structural panel prices and market activity for the U.S. and Canada

RISI - represents the global forest products industry

Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) - represents lumber producers in 17 states

Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) - represents southern pine lumber producers

Southern Pine Council - promotional body of SLMA and SFPA

Structural Building Components Association (SBCA) - international trade association representing manufacturers of structural building components

Structural Building Components Magazine (SBC) - covers products and issues of importance to the structural building components manufacturing and distribution industry

TimberWeb - European-based global timber and lumber e-market

Truss Plate Institute (TPI) - maintains the wood truss industry on a sound engineering basis

TPI Manufacturer Members - truss plate manufacturers in the U.S.

Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) - represents western lumber producers

Wood I-Joist Manufacturers Association (WIJMA) - represents producers of prefabricated wood I-joists

Wood Solutions Fairs - one-day educational events on wood products and construction, held in the U.S. and Canada

WCTE - World Conference on Timber Engineering

BUILDING CODES, COMPLIANCE and EVALUATION SERVICES:

APA - The Engineered Wood Association - third party evaluation and certification agency for the wood-related construction industry
ASHREA - develops standards, publications and educational events
Gypsum Association - publishes the Fire Resistance Design Manual containing fire rated truss assemblies
IAPMO Evaluation Service - evaluation services for building products, materials, and designs
International Code Council (ICC) - developers of the I-Codes series including the IBC and IRC
ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) - technical evaluations of building products, components, methods, and materials
Municipal Code Corp. - publishes codes of ordinances for local governments
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - developers of consensus codes and standards, research, and education
PFS Corporation - a third party evaluation and certification agency for the wood-related construction industry
Southern Pine Inspection Bureau - third party QC inspection agency
Timber Products Inspection - third party QC inspection agency
Timberco Inc., dba TECO - third party evaluation and certification agency for the wood-related construction industry
Truss Plate Institute (TPI) - third party QC inspection agency
Underwriters Laboratories - see their Online Certifications Directory for fire rated truss assemblies
Warnock Hersey Intertek - ETL SEMKO - see their WH Mark Directory for fire rated truss assemblies

BUILDING MATERIALS and SPECIFICATIONS:

4specs - a search engine for specified construction products
ARCAT - find building products, specs and CAD details
Builder's Estimating & Exam School - provides exam prep and estimating seminars for the Florida construction industry
Construction WebLinks - links to industry organizations, topics and resources
Contractor Guide - find contractors, suppliers and manufacturers
Sweets Product Marketplace - building product information for specifiers

ENGINEERING and CONSTRUCTION PERIODICALS:

Automated Builder - international housing technology transfer
Building Green - home of Environmental Building News
Engineering News Record - reports on the global construction market for owners, contractors and engineers
Fine Homebuilding - information on residential construction techniques and products
Forest Products Journal - information for those interested in today's forest products industry
Frame Building News - publication of the National Frame Builders Association
Housing Zone - publishers of Professional Builder and Luxury Home Builder
Journal of Light Construction - information for builders and remodelers
Rural Builder - information on wood and post-frame construction
Structural Building Components - for the structural building component manufacturing and distribution industry
Structural Engineer Magazine
Structure Magazine
Wood Design & Building Magazine - focused on wood use in architecture and construction
Wood Design Focus - technical articles related to contemporary engineered wood construction

INDUSTRY RELATED ASSOCIATIONS:

Housing Inspection Foundation - association of home inspectors
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) - resources for builders, local building associations and homeowners
National Frame Builders Association - represents the post-frame construction industry
Structural Engineers Association International (SEAINT) - contains an active list serve on structural engineering topics

LEGISLATIVE:

Department of Labor - administers Federal labor laws
Federal Register - daily publication of rules and notices of Federal agencies
FirstGov.gov - the U.S. Government’s official web portal
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - worker safety and health
Office of the Clerk - obtain copies of House documents
Small Business Administration (SBA) - assists and protects the interests of small businesses
Stateline - politics and policy news, state by state
Thomas - legislative information on the internet
U.S. Census Bureau - population and demographic information
U.S. House of Representatives - contact your local Representative
U.S. Senate - contacts for the Senate