The AWC Code Official Connections program, or COC, supports code officials in staying up to date on the most recent building code happenings related to wood design and construction by offering technical support, access to education and updates to building codes and wood construction practices.
- Access to free and discounted Technical Publications
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- Select one free AWC/ANSI standard PDF when you join COC:
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- NDS
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- WFCM
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- SDPWS
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- Purchase print publications at an exclusive COC discounted rate (50%).
- Receive code updates through AWC’s WoodPost e-newsletter.
- Access to educational programs and CEUs in partnership with ICC and other standard organizations.
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- AWC offers a wide range of educational webinars and continuing education units (CEU) in partnership with the International Code Council (ICC), the National Council of Structural Engineers Association and the American Institute of Architects, including hosting monthly webinars that can be used to satisfy CEUs and maintaining a catalog of training courses that can be accessed at any time at learn.awc.org.
Membership is open to any building and code official who administers or enforces codes and is an employee of a U.S. governmental organization. All applications are reviewed to ensure that potential members are qualified building code enforcement officials.
Since 1944, AWC has been developing standards to ensure the adoption of wood construction standards in domestic and international model codes. AWC’s standards, including the National Design Specification® for Wood Construction, the Wood Frame Construction Manual for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, the Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic, and the Permanent Wood Foundation Design Specification are extensively referenced in the ICC model codes and used across the nation. A new AWC standard, the Fire Design Specification for Wood Construction, is currently being considered as a new reference standard in the model codes. See all of AWC’s standards here.
