March 2020

NEW PUBLICATION

North American Structural Glued Laminated Timber vs. Imported Product

Structural glued laminated timber (glulam) manufactured in North America must meet stringent product standards and be certified to the ANSI A190.1 Standard in the U.S. and CSA O122 Standard in Canada. Glulam manufactured outside of North America may not meet these expectations. This publication explains the key differences in design methodologies, product quality and product applications.
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UPDATED DESIGN TABLES

Glued Laminated Beam Design Tables

The glulam design tables provide recommended preliminary design loads for two of the most common glulam beam applications: roofs and floors. The tables include values for section properties and capacities and allowable loads for simple span and cantilevered beams.
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ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

Wood as a Sustainable Building Material

This course is approved by AIA (1 LU) and ICC (0.10 CEU). Katie Fernholz, president of nonprofit environmental think tank Dovetail Partners and a forester with more than 20 years of experience with forest management, discusses wood’s role in sustainable building. She addresses what makes wood a green building material and clears up misconceptions about the environmental impacts of wood harvesting. This webinar is for architects, engineers and other building design professionals.
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