Engineering & Testing

BC Plans Generation of Wood Highrises

April 30, 2012

A new generation of highrise commercial and institutional wood buildings are planned for B.C. in the next couple of years.

SYP to SPF Equivalency Threatened

April 30, 2012

SFPA issued a notice to its members that Canadian Standards Association has issued a member ballot to remove SYP equivalency to SPF in response to SYP design value changes.

ALSC Defines Design Value Procedures

April 30, 2012

On April 27, 2012, ALSC issued a memorandum containing a summary of a legal analysis of its procedures regarding evaluation of design values and other related matters. 

ALSC Supports MSU Study, Affirms SPIB Recommendations on Approval Track

April 30, 2012

The ALSC Board of Review met on April 18, 2012, and appear to be in support of a proposed MSU study of regional variation in Southern Pine lumber properties. They also affirmed that SPIB's recommendations for design value changes will remain on the approval track.

What CMs can Learn From an Engineer’s Memo

April 16, 2012

An engineer’s perspective on the Softwood Lumber Design Value reduction, and what CMs can learn from an engineer’s memo.

Nothing Tops this Truss?

April 16, 2012

There are log trusses and then, well, there's the 80-foot behemoth log truss recently handmade over a 10-week period by the blood, sweat and tears of two Deadwood Log Homes workers.

Travis Seeking Support for MSU Lumber Study

April 12, 2012

If you would support the lumber study proposed by Mississippi State University, please let Travis Lumber Company know by sending a note or an e-mail no later than tomorrow, April 13.

The Quicker & More Valuable Road to Code Compliance

April 12, 2012

Obtaining code compliance for a product can be a complicated, messy and drawn-out process. The Structural Building Components Research Institute (SBCRI), partnering with Qualtim, offers a new, streamlined approach to code compliance. It’s a road less traveled that can be much quicker and more robust than the traditional path, because it is merely focused on complying with the law. 

AWC Issues Addendum to NDS

April 10, 2012

AWC has developed an addendum to the NDS Design Values for Wood Construction that provides design values for Southern Pine and Mixed Southern Pine to use with the 2012 NDS, 2005 NDS, and the 2001 NDS.

Support Expressed for MSU Lumber Study

April 10, 2012

MSU has proposed a study of Southern Pine lumber and SBCA is in the process of drafting a letter of support to the ALSC prior to their April 18 Board of Review meeting.