National Design Specification for Wood Construction (NDS) 2015 Wood Design Package [1] brings together all required elements for design of wood structures in one comprehensive set, including NDS for Wood Construction, 2015 Edition; NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood Construction, 2015 Edition; and 2015 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) Standard.
Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2015 Edition [2] is an ANSI-approved document that provides engineered and prescriptive requirements for wood frame construction based on dead, live, snow, seismic and wind loads and is referenced in the 2015 International Building Code and 2015 International Residential Code.
Associations and Resources for Engineered Wood Products Manufacturers:
American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) [6] - forest products resources
American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC) [7] - represents the glued laminated timber industry
American Wood Council (AWC) [8] - developers of standards for design and construction using engineered and traditional wood products
APA - The Engineered Wood Association [9] - third party evaluation and certification agency for the wood-related construction industry
Building Component Manufactuers Conference (BCMC) [10] - the largest venue in the world for structural building component manufacturers to learn about the latest industry ideas, products and trends throughout their entire supply chain
Canadian Wood Council (CWC) [11] - information to design, build, inspect and specify wood structures
Carbeck Structural Components Institute (CSCI) [12] - a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to research, education and training focused on the structural component framing of residential and commercial buildings
Forest Economic Advisors (FEA) [13] - forest products industry forecasting
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) [14] - the nation's leading wood research institute. Check out the free download of the Wood Handbook.
Layman's Guide [15] - lumber and panel trading information
MSR Lumber Producers Council (MSRLPC) [16] - represents producers of machine stress rated lumber
National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) [17] - serving lumber and building material dealers
National Lumber Grades Authority (NLGA) [18] - writes and maintains Canadian lumber grading rules and standards
Random Lengths Newsletter [19] - softwood lumber and structural panel prices and market activity for the U.S. and Canada
RISI [20] - represents the global forest products industry
Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) [21] - represents lumber producers in 17 states
Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) [22] - represents southern pine lumber producers
Southern Pine Council (SPC) [23] - promotional body of SLMA and SFPA
Structural Building Components Association (SBCA) [24] - represents manufacturers of structural building components
SBC Magazine [25] - covers products and issues of importance to the structural building components manufacturing and distribution industry
TimberWeb [26] - European-based global timber and lumber e-market
Truss Plate Institute (TPI) [27] - maintains the wood truss industry on a sound engineering basis
Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) [28] - represents western lumber producers
Wood I-Joist Manufacturers Association (WIJMA) [29] - represents producers of prefabricated wood I-joists
Wood Solutions Fairs (WSF) [30] - one-day educational events on wood products and construction, held in the U.S. and Canada
Building Codes and Code Compliance:
APA - The Engineered Wood Association [9] - third party evaluation and certification agency for the wood-related construction industry
Gypsum Association [31] - publishes the Fire Resistance Design Manual containing fire rated truss assemblies
International Code Council (ICC) [32] - developers of the I-Codes series including the IBC and IRC
ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) [33] - technical evaluations of building products, components, methods, and materials
Intertek [34] - see their WH Mark Directory for fire rated truss assemblies
Municode [35] - publishes codes of ordinances for local governments
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) [36] - developers of consensus codes and standards, research, and education
PFS Corporation [37] - a third party evaluation and certification agency for the wood-related construction industry
Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB) [38] - third party QC inspection agency
Timber Products Inspection [39] - third party QC inspection agency
TECO [40] - third party evaluation and certification agency for the wood-related construction industry
Truss Plate Institute (TPI) [27] - third party QC inspection agency
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) [41] - see their Online Certifications Directory for fire rated truss assemblies
Building Materials and Specifications:
4specs [42] - a search engine for specified construction products
ARCAT [43] - building product information for specifiers
Builder's Estimating & Exam School [44] - provides exam prep and estimating seminars for the Florida construction industry
Construction Institute [45] - links to industry organizations, topics and resources
Contractor Guide [46] - find contractors, suppliers and manufacturers
Sweets Product Marketplace [47] - building product information for specifiers
Engineering and Construction Periodicals:
Building Green [48] - home of Environmental Building News
civil + structural ENGINEER magazine [49] - serves the information needs of civil and structural engineering firms, as well as state, city, and county engineers; managers; surveyors; and other professionals related to the industry
Engineering News Record [50] - reports on the global construction market for owners, contractors and engineers
Fine Homebuilding [51] - information on residential construction techniques and products
Forest Products Journal [52] - information for those interested in today's forest products industry
Frame Building News [53] - publication of the National Frame Builders Association
Housing Zone [54] - publishers of Professional Builder and Luxury Home Builder
Journal of Light Construction [55] - information for builders and remodelers
Rural Builder [56] - information on wood and post-frame construction
SBC Magazine [25] - covers products and issues of importance to the structural building components manufacturing and distribution industry
Structure Magazine [57] - includes detailed discussions on unique structural solutions, project overviews, technical updates and in-depth code reviews to keep structural engineers informed and up to date.
Wood Design & Building Magazine [58] - focused on wood use in architecture and construction
Wood Design Focus [59] - technical articles related to contemporary engineered wood construction
Industry Related Associations:
Housing Inspection Foundation (HIF) [60] - association of home inspectors
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) [61] - resources for builders, local building associations and homeowners
National Frame Builders Association (NFBA) [62] - represents the post-frame construction industry
Structural Engineers Association International (SEAINT) [63] - contains an active list serve on structural engineering topics
Links
[1] http://www.awc.org/codes-standards/publications/nds-2015
[2] http://www.awc.org/codes-standards/publications/wfcm-2015
[3] http://www.awc.org/codes-standards/publications/sdpws-2015
[4] http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research/highlights/science_making_a_difference.php
[5] http://support.sbcindustry.com/mag/wctepastConference.php
[6] http://www.afandpa.org/
[7] http://www.aitc-glulam.org/
[8] http://www.awc.org
[9] http://www.apawood.org/
[10] http://www.bcmcshow.com/index.php
[11] http://www.cwc.ca/
[12] http://www.carbeck.org/
[13] http://www.getfea.com/
[14] http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/
[15] http://www.laymansguide.org
[16] http://www.msrlumber.org/
[17] http://www.dealer.org/
[18] http://www.nlga.org/app/dynarea/view_article/1.html
[19] http://www.randomlengths.com/
[20] http://www.risiinfo.com/
[21] http://www.slma.org/
[22] http://www.sfpa.org/
[23] http://www.southernpine.com/
[24] http://www.sbcindustry.com/
[25] http://www.sbcmag.info
[26] http://www.timberweb.com/
[27] http://www.tpinst.org/
[28] http://www.wwpa.org
[29] http://www.i-joist.org
[30] http://wood-works.ca/
[31] http://www.gypsum.org/
[32] http://www.iccsafe.org/
[33] http://www.icc-es.org/
[34] http://www.intertek-etlsemko.com/portal/page?_pageid=34,33098&_schema=cust_portal&_dad=cust_portal
[35] http://www.municode.com/
[36] http://www.nfpa.org/index.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1
[37] http://www.pfscorporation.com/
[38] http://www.spib.org/
[39] http://www.tpinspection.com/
[40] http://www.tecotested.com/
[41] http://www.ul.com/
[42] http://www.4specs.com/
[43] http://www.arcat.com/
[44] http://www.buildersestimatingschool.com/
[45] http://tcimass.org/weblinks
[46] http://www.contractorguide.com
[47] http://sweets.construction.com/
[48] http://www.buildinggreen.com/
[49] http://cenews.com/toc
[50] http://www.enr.com/
[51] http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/index.asp
[52] http://www.forestprod.org/buy_publications/forest_products_journal.php
[53] http://www.constructionmagnet.com/frame-building-news
[54] http://www.housingzone.com/
[55] http://www.jlconline.com
[56] http://www.constructionmagnet.com/rural-builder
[57] http://www.structuremag.org/
[58] http://cwc.ca/publications/wood-designbuilding-magazine/
[59] http://www.forestprod.org/wdf.html
[60] http://www.hif-assoc.org/
[61] http://www.nahb.org/
[62] http://nfba.org
[63] http://www.seaint.org/