WASHINGTON – The American Wood Council (AWC) today applauded the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) recognition of the Green Globes® building assessment and certification program. Specifically, the new DOD policy expands the ability of the department to verify building sustainability using GSA-approved certification systems, which now include both the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes and the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®).

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman and American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski released the following statements in response to the DC Circuit Court's decision to wait for the Supreme Court before proceeding with the Biogenic Deferral case.

LEESBURG, VA – The American Wood Council (AWC) and California Redwood Association have announced the release of an environmental product declaration (EPD) for redwood decking.

WASHINGTON – The American Wood Council (AWC) has selected Sarah Ryan Dodge-Palmer as its vice president of government affairs. This is a new staff position for AWC through which the association plans to increase its presence on Capitol Hill on key issues affecting the wood products industry.

LEESBURG, VA – The American Wood Council (AWC) has released a set of new publications summarizing allowable wood use in buildings in accordance with the International Code Council (ICC) 2009 International Building Code® (IBC®).

WASHINGTON – The American Wood Council (AWC) and Canadian Wood Council(CWC) have announced the release of two new environmental product declarations (EPDs) for laminated veneer lumber and wood I-joists.

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council President and CEO Robert Glowinski today issued the following statement regarding yesterday's House's passage of the 2013 Farm Bill.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) ruled today in the case Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that EPA provided insufficient legal justification to defer greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation of biogenic emissions and vacated the agency's Deferral Rule.