The American Wood Council (AWC) now offers a complimentary self-directed learning program on designing with wood. Courses are related to the use of traditional and engineered wood products for residential and commercial applications and are available on the AWC website. …

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) are pleased to announce that Stuwix Resources Joint Venture from the interior of British Columbia has won the FPAC-CCAB Aboriginal Business Leadership Award. The company, …

The future looks bright for the imported wood products industry as demand for high quality and affordable wood products continues to fuel a robust global sales market. World of Wood 2015 will take place March 18-20, 2015 at The Cosmopolitan …

Weyerhaeuser Company has recently announced the appointments of Cathy Slater as senior vice president, Cellulose Fibers, and Adrian Blocker as senior vice president, Wood Products. Both changes are effective Jan. 1, 2015.   Slater, who currently leads the company’s Engineered …

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced the finalists for NAHB’s 2015 Best of 50+ Housing Awards, the premier design and marketing competition for the 50+ housing industry. A total of 91 entries were chosen as finalists and …

The American Wood Council (AWC) has published a new Design for Code Acceptance, “Meeting Residential Energy Requirements with Wood-Frame Construction” or DCA 7. It provides ways to economically meet the residential requirements of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) …

Acadian Timber Corp. has recently announced the financial and operating results for the three months ended September 27, 2014 (the “third quarter”). “Acadian’s financial performance improved significantly year-over-year”, commented Reid Carter, Chief Executive Officer of Acadian. “Solid demand for the …

Columbia Forest Products has been named a winner of the FSC Leadership Award in the Forest Stewardship Council US’s Conservation Champions for 2014. The award was presented to Columbia Forest Products at an event held on October 23, 2014 at …

The annual in house exhibition from the EGGER partner Commonwealth which took place for the third time in Montreal, Canada, on the 17th and 18th October 2014 was a great success for EGGER.   Day one was targeted at designers …

One of the USA’s most sustainable family homes, constructed with the extensive use of Accoya wood manufactured by Accsys Technologies, has been awarded platinum level LEED certification – the highest recognition available from the US Green Building Council.   The …