Wood is integral to our lives – it builds our homes, furniture, and tall buildings, and also provides decks, flooring, toys, and even kitchenware. AF&PA members sustainably harvest wood; as a result, there are more trees in the U.S. today than there were 50 years ago.

• These grades are used by engineers to identify the strength of lumber required in design and construction of wood structures. Grading identifies the characteristics of each piece of lumber and considers flaws in the wood including: • Knots • Wane • Shakes and splits • Decay and rot • Moisture content • Warp

AF&PA represents companies and related associations that engage in or represent the manufacture of pulp, paper, paperboard and wood products used throughout the world. The Wood Products Sector of AF & PA oversees all industry issues related to the manufacturing, distribution, use, and reuse of traditional and engineered wood products.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) is the national trade association of the paper and wood products industry. AF&PA was formed on January 1, 1993, by the merger of the National Forest Product Association and the American Paper Institute .

The American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) serves as the national trade association for the United States’ forest, pulp, paper, paperboard, and wood products industries. Established in 1992 through the merger of three predecessor organizations, the AF&PA focuses on fostering communication and promoting sound practices within these sectors.

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We manufacture sustainable paper and wood products from renewable resources that are used every day by millions of people. To that end, we support policies that help our industry grow, create jobs, and foster global market competition so …

We support the utilization of wood products by developing and disseminating consensus standards, comprehensive technical guidelines, and tools for wood design and construction, as well as providing education regarding their application.

2015年12月1日 · Scope and Administration Chapter 1 establishes the limits of applicability of the code and describes how the code is to be applied and enforced. Chapter 1 is in two parts, Part 1— Scope and... Find the most up-to-date version of WFCM at GlobalSpec.

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