WASHINGTON – American Wood Council President Robert Glowinski issued the following statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) release of its final Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT), Incinerator, and Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM) rules.

LEESBURG, VA – The American Wood Council's (AWC) 2012 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction is now available for purchase in printed format.

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski issued the following statement today following the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) release of its final National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM).

LEESBURG, VA. – The American Wood Council (AWC) is pleased to announce the addition of four new staff members to support its building codes and standards activities.

​LEESBURG, VA – A proposed code change by the American Wood Council (AWC) to expand the use of cross laminated timber through the building code's heavy timber construction classification has been approved by the International Code Council (ICC). The recently approved change will lead the way for new U.S. markets for this emerging wood product in non-residential buildings.

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Oct. 24, representatives from across the structural wood products industry met for the American Wood Council's (AWC) third annual members meeting in Chicago.

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council President Robert Glowinski released the following statement today following EPA's release of its proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM).

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) have introduced H.R. 5873 – the Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 – to modify the definition of "biobased" materials to specifically include wood products in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biobased Markets Program initiatives.