LEESBURG, VA. – American Wood Council (AWC) has released updated Span Tables and Design Values for Joists and Rafters in order to reflect the 2015 International Building Code (IBC) and 2015 International Residential Code (IRC).

LEESBURG, VA. – American Wood Council's (AWC) Michelle Kam-Biron begins her tenure as president of the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) today, serving for the 2015-16 term. Notably, she is the first female president of SEAOSC since its founding in 1929.

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski has issued the following statement regarding the letter 46 senators sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency urging the agencies to recognize the carbon neutrality of biomass energy.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued more realistic guidance to field inspectors looking at accumulations of wood dust. The new guidance provides explicit instruction on how to address dusts, such as wood, with bulk densities of less than 75 lb/ft3.

LEESBURG, VA. – American Wood Council (AWC) is pleased to announce that Matthew Hunter has joined the organization as the new Northeast regional manager.

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski has issued the following statement regarding the final issuance of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioPreferred Program regulations today. The 2014 Farm Bill states that forest products, previously considered to be ineligible because they were "mature market," are now eligible products to be recognized in USDA biobased programs.

LEESBURG, VA. – The American Wood Council (AWC) has released a series of updated easy-to-use Guides to Wood Construction in High Wind Areas. The guides can be found on the AWC website: http://www.awc.org/codes-standards/publications/wfcm-2012

WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman and American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski have issued the following statements supporting today's passage of a bill (SB 752) by the Oregon Legislative Assembly to conditionally exempt carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from biomass from state air pollution regulations.