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Roseburg, LP Building Solutions Executives Elected to AWC’s Board of Directors

by on October 18, 2021

LEESBURG, VA. – The American Wood Council (AWC) today announced the election of Roseburg Forest Products President and CEO Grady Mulbery and LP Building Solutions Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Services Mike Blosser to the AWC Board of Directors, effective immediately. “I’m thrilled that Grady and Mike will be joining the Board. They bring tremendous experience and…

AWC Leads National Forest Products Week with Video Case Study on Mass Timber Basketball Arena

by on October 18, 2021

LEESBURG, VA. – The American Wood Council (AWC) is kicking off National Forest Products Week today with a video case study and virtual panel discussion to highlight the public-private partnership that drove the construction of the University of Idaho’s mass timber arena. The panel will be recorded and available later this week as an eCourse. The University received two Wood Innovation Grants…

AWC Responds to Boston Globe Article

by on September 15, 2021

The article, “Hidden dangers: Some of today’s building techniques worry fire experts,” left the reader questioning the fire safety of modern wood frame construction. It is unfortunate the author failed to do his homework and talk to the experts from the National Fire Protection Association, located in Quincy, MA. Fire experts, including those at NFPA,…

AWC Supports House Ag Reconciliation Recommendations for Significant Investments in Forest Products Sector

by on September 14, 2021

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Jackson Morrill issued the following statement following the House Agriculture Committee’s draft legislation recommendations for the reconciliation package. The proposed program allocations include $1 billion to provide grants under the wood innovation grant program, $100 million for the forest inventory and analysis (FIA), and $50 million for the research…

AWC Responds to Flawed Boston Globe Story about Modern Wood Frame Construction

by on September 6, 2021

The article, “Hidden dangers: Some of today’s building techniques worry fire experts,” left the reader questioning the fire safety of modern wood frame construction. It is unfortunate the author failed to do his homework and talk to the experts from the National Fire Protection Association, located in Quincy, MA. Fire experts, including those at NFPA,…