Making trusses, stairs, and related components helps dealers sell total construction packages.
EWPs already are known for their green value proposition, but new codes and better buyers may give the segment extra momentum.
Manufacturers are producing durable, low maintenance and good-looking exterior trim and siding products across the value spectrum.
Poly-Wood's new line of utility grade plastic lumber is intended for such applications as commercial marine environments, landscaping, playgrounds, heavy transport, and pallets.
Ply Gem added the Bi-Parting aluminum-clad wood door to its Mira Premium Series line.
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Report Suggests That Wooden Skyscrapers Could Become a Common Sight
Mid- and high-rise buildings can be constructed from engineered wood, a Canadian study finds.
BlueLinx's privately branded onCenter family of engineered structural supports give builders a one-stop shop for their engineered lumber framing needs.
Perennial Wood is decking made from Southern pine that has been converted through an acetylation process into a tougher, more stable, and more moisture-resistant piece of wood.
Weyerhaeuser's new Flak Jacket protection added to its Trus Joist line helps a building meet fire resistance codes by adding a special coating that helps keep a home upright during a fire.
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The American Lumber Standard Committee’s (ALSC) Board of Review approved the inclusion of dense wood as part of the Southern pine design value changes set to take effect on June 1. The committee, a quasi-governmental agency that sets grading and quality standards for all lumber used in residential...
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Three experts argue for using advanced building systems to meet new standards and reduce overall costs.
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The Southern Pine Inspection Bureau further refined the specifics of its design value reductions to include No. 2 dense wood, which it originally planned to eliminate as a category in a request submitted to the American Lumber Standard Committee’s Board of Review.
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Southern pine users should plot their own course when implementing the new design value reductions in Southern pine 2x4s, the Southern Forest Products Association said.
The month's notable events.
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U.S. Lumber will distribute Georgia-Pacific engineered wood products once the manufacturer's current distribution agreement with BlueLinx ends on Feb. 12. U.S. Lumber and GP are working to finalize terms to the agreement, which is expected to go into effect on Feb. 13.
Reduced design values for Southern pine 2x4s dismay many users. They take solace in now knowing when the changes start.
MFM Building Products protects deck ledgers, joists, top edges, and in-ground posts from rot and fungus with DeckWrap, a waterproofing membrane that self-seals around fasteners.
Hurd glazed its wood windows with a new technology to achieve insulation values it says are equal to, or greater than, a fiberglass-filled exterior wall.