The ANSI /AF&PA SDPWS-2005- Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic standard with Commentary covers materials, design and construction of wood members, fasteners, and assemblies to resist wind and seismic forces.

Research Information

• USDA Forest Products Laboratory Research Programs

• World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE) proceedings

2004 (Lahti, Finland)

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2006 (Portland, Oregon) - For information about obtaining a CD-ROM copy of the 2006 proceedings, click here.

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2008 (Miyazaki, Japan) - For more information, click here.

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2010 (Trentino, Italy) - For more information click here.

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Information Sources

Associations and Resources for Engineered Wood Products Manufacturers:

•   American Forest & Paper Association - forest products resources

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

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

•   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

•   Forest Economic Advisors - forest products industry forecasting

•   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) -  represents 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

•   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