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		<title>AWC releases Energy UA Calculator app</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 19:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEESBURG, VA. – The American Wood Council (AWC) has released an app which will calculate a code-compliant opaque wall or fenestration U-factor. The app calculation is based upon the Total UA alternative compliance method permitted by the International Code Council’s 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) or International Residential Code (IRC). This new Energy UA Calculator is consistent with AWC’s Design for Code Acceptance 7, “Meeting Residential Energy Requirements with Wood-Frame Construction.” [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>2015 Code Conforming Wood Design now available for download</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2015 Code Conforming Wood Design (CCWD), a joint publication of the American Wood Council (AWC) and the International Code Council (ICC), is now available. The free download, along with 2012 and 2009 versions, is available here: www.awc.org. CCWD concisely summarizes provisions related to the use of wood and wood products as they appear in the 2015 International Building Code (IBC). Most notable are the easy-to-use tables provided in CCWD [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Wood products industry releases Reuse Wood website</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2015 17:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Wood Council (AWC) and Canadian Wood Council (CWC) have partnered with Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA) to develop an online North American directory outlining reuse and recycling options for wood and wood products. The website can be found at: ReuseWood.org. “For wood products, there has historically been a lack of awareness of the opportunities to recycle and reuse wood products, and thereby extend their useful life. We are aiming [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>AWC applauds final BioPreferred Program regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that new forest products will be included in the BioPreferred program, opening new opportunities for market growth. It reverses the 2014 Farm Bill stating that forest products were ineligible because they were &#8220;mature market.&#8221; The announcement was welcomed by the American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski who issued the following statement:  “Wood products are by their very nature biobased. The USDA [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>AWC releases &#8220;Guides to Wood Construction in High Wind Areas&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; LEESBURG, VA. – The American Wood Council (AWC) has released a series of updated easy-to-use Guides to Wood Construction in High Wind Areas. The guides can be found on the AWC website: http://www.awc.org/standards/wfcm/2012.php. The guides, based on provisions contained in AWC&#8217;s 2012 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM), establish a specific set of prescriptive, wind-resistive structural requirements for wood-frame buildings of sizes and shapes specified in the “Applicability” section of each. The provisions of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>AWC awarded USDA grant to research market for tall wood construction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEESBURG, VA. – The American Wood Council (AWC) has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct research on the fire performance of mass timber buildings. AWC will partner with the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Fire Protection Research Foundation and the Property Insurance Research Group. The AWC proposal is intended to advance the construction of taller wood buildings in the United States by demonstrating [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to Structural Design of Wood Buildings offered at Virginia Tech</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 14:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction to Structural Design of Wood Buildings per the 2015 NDSVT Virginia Tech University September 30 &#8211; October 2, 2015 This course (15-hours, 1.5 CEUs), co-sponsored by American Wood Council, Virginia Building Code Officials Association, and Virginia Tech University, was designed for individuals who have never had the opportunity to learn wood design basics in a university-level course, but are involved in the design, construction, and inspection of wood buildings. For [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>AWC announces self-directed study program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEESBURG, VA. &#8211; The American Wood Council is now offering 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 program allows those seeking continuing education unit (CEU) credits and others wanting to learn proper wood design to work at their own pace. Users will watch [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>2015 NDS and SDPWS standards approved by ANSI</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 22:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 American National Standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Both standards are referenced for compliance with the International Code Council’s upcoming 2015 “International Building Code” (IBC). Updated standards will be available in electronic format on the AWC website on or before Dec. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>AWC statement on recent Biogenic Carbon Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8211; American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski has issued the following statement regarding the “Forest Carbon Accounting Considerations in U.S. Bioenergy Policy” article recently published in the Journal of Forestry. The article is a review of current literature regarding the carbon emissions of biomass. It concludes that considering the full spectrum of forest-based activity, including using a time horizon consistent with that used for other greenhouse [&#8230;]]]></description>
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