Leesburg, Va. — The American Wood Council (AWC) released the 2018 Manual for Engineered Wood Construction, which contains design information for structural lumber, glued laminated timber, structural-use panels, cross-laminated timber…

Richard McLain, PE, SE It is fairly common for light wood-frame commercial and multi-family buildings to include shaft walls made from other materials. However, with an increase in wood construction…

Leesburg, Va. — With the International Code Council’s 2018 International Building Code (IBC) available for enforcement, the American Wood Council (AWC) released an update to Design for Code Acceptance (DCA)…