American Wood Council (AWC) is pleased to announce that Matthew Hunter has joined the organization as the new Northeast regional manager.   He will be based out of Lehigh County, Penn., where he was previously a building official for a …

American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski has issued the following statement regarding the final issuance of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioPreferred Program regulations today. The 2014 Farm Bill states that forest products, previously considered to be …

American Wood Council’s (AWC) Vice President of Engineering Bradford Douglas has been awarded with the Merit and title of fellow from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Committee DO7 on Wood.     Conferring the award on …

The American Wood Council (AWC) has been approved by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education System as a provider of continuing education.   “This approval provides additional opportunities for AWC’s education programs, especially for building officials who require …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding research on market for tall wood construction the fire performance of mass timber building conducted by American Wood Council. A grant of $250,000 has been awarded to AWC. It was known that AWC …

The representatives of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), the American Wood Council (AWC) and the Northwest Pulp & Paper Association (NWPPA) are meeting with state lawmakers to discuss legislative proposals that would affect the almost 30,000 workers they …

American Wood Council President and CEO Robert Glowinski has issued the following statement regarding today’s passage of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 (H.R. 185) by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would modernize the 69-year old Administrative Procedure …

The American Wood Council (AWC) has been named one of the 2015 Best Places to Work in Virginia by Virginia Business magazine and Best Companies Group. “AWC puts a big emphasis on employee engagement as a strategy for effectively accomplishing …

The American Wood Council has announced the election of Sierra Pacific President George Emmerson as the new AWC chairman for a one-year term. Tom Corrick, executive vice president of Boise Cascade Wood Products, was elected the First Vice-Chairman and Andrew …

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. …