Leesburg, Va. — The American Wood Council (AWC) 2015 “National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction” and “Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic” (SDPWS) standards have been approved as…

Washington, D.C. — American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski issued a statement regarding the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announcement that LEED 2009 will remain an available…

Gaithersburg, Md. — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has engaged nine experts in fields ranging from transportation and water infrastructure to societal dimensions of disasters to further…