2012 NDS® and 2012 WFCM Available for Purchase

AWC's newest standards, the 2012 NDS and 2012 WFCM, are currently available for purchase in electronic format (PDF). Click on either image to the right for more information.

About Southern Pine Design Values

The American Lumber Standard Committee (ALSC) Board of Review has approved changes to design values for 2"- 4" thick, 2"- 4" wide, Southern Pine #2 Dense and 2x4 Mixed Southern Pine #2 and all lower grades (i.e. #3, Stud, Construction, Standard, and Utility) with a recommended effective date of June 1, 2012, to allow for their orderly implementation. For more information, visit www.spib.org and www.southernpine.com.

In advance of the implementation date, AWC has developed addenda and other updates to use with new construction designed in accordance with its standards and design tools as follows:

• addendum to NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood Construction to use with 2012 NDS, 2005 NDS, and 2001 NDS
• addendum to Design Values for Joists and Rafters to use with Span Tables for Joists and Rafters
• addendum to 2012 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings
• updated online Maximum Span Calculator for Wood Joists & Rafters

Grow the Vote

The American Wood Council has developed a guide containing information on the issues that matter to the forest products industry that are before the U.S. Congress. Every day decisions are made that impact jobs and economic growth in forest products communities across the nation, and this site makes it easy to get involved and stay connected. Grow the Vote also allows you to Take Action on these hot issues and send letters to your Members of Congress with only a few clicks of your mouse. More>>.

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• AWC Statement on President Obama’s Biobased Product Procurement Memorandum
• AWC Submits Comments on EPA’s Boiler MACT Rules
• AWC Statement on the U.S. District Court Decision to Vacate Stay of Boiler MACT Rules

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