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LEESBURG, Va., Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Wood Council (AWC) announced the election of T.R. Miller Mill Company's President and CEO Ricky Stanley as the new Board Chair for a two-year term.
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- Miller Mill Company's President and CEO Ricky Stanley as the new Board Chair.
- Miller Mill Company's President and CEO Ricky Stanley as the new Board Chair for a two-year term.
- I also want to recognize AWC's outgoing Board Chair, Eric Cremers, President & CEO of PotlatchDeltic, who was our first two-year term Chair.
- The full AWC Board includes:
1st Vice Chairman Sean McLaren, West Fraser
2nd Vice Chairman Derek Ratchford, SmartLam
In addition to the newly elected Board members, eight companies have recently joined AWC:
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Lumber LEESBURG, Va., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Wood Council (AWC) is pleased to release a new, first-of-its kind online tool designed to help users better understand where their wood products are coming from and the safeguards in place throughout the supply chain to ensure sustainability measures. The tool will provide greater insight into the sourcing of wood products used in low-and zero-carbon construction. The pilot project of the website was funded by the Softwood Lumber Board and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities funding.
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- The tool will provide greater insight into the sourcing of wood products used in low-and zero-carbon construction.
- The tool will provide greater insight into the sourcing of wood products used in low-and zero-carbon construction.
- The new Wood Sourcing Tool tells the sustainability story through the incorporation of data based on a wood product's mill grade stamp or region, information critical to tracking a specific product's journey from the forest to the end user.
- When assessing the sustainability of wood products, there are three categories that are applied: Non-Controversial, Responsible, and Certified.
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Microsoft Windows LEESBURG, Va., March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Wood Council (AWC) has released an update to the mobile apps and web-based Maximum Span Calculator for Wood Joists and Rafters to include the design values as found in the 2018 National Design National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction Supplement.
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- LEESBURG, Va., March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Wood Council (AWC) has released an update to the mobile apps and web-based Maximum Span Calculator for Wood Joists and Rafters to include the design values as found in the 2018 National Design National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction Supplement.
- "One of AWC's core initiatives is to help code officials and designers streamline the use of wood products.
- The American Wood Council (AWC) is the voice of North American wood products manufacturing, an industry that employs over 450,000 men and women in the United States with family-wage jobs.
- AWC also advocates for balanced government policies that affect wood products.
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Lumber WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Wood Council, National Alliance of Forest Owners and Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association issued a joint statement on President Biden's Executive Order, Catalyzing America's Clean Energy Economy Through Federal Sustainability.
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- WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Wood Council, National Alliance of Forest Owners and Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association issued a joint statement on President Biden's Executive Order, Catalyzing America's Clean Energy Economy Through Federal Sustainability.
- "We applaud the President for harnessing the federal government to lead the way in transforming the built environment to net-zero.
- The Federal Sustainability Plan appropriately recognizes the role of life cycle analysis (LCA) in making choices that can reduce emissions.
- Modern forest management in the United States ensures some of the highest sustainability standards in the world.
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Management LEESBURG, Va., Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Wood Council (AWC) today announced the election of PotlatchDeltic President and CEO Eric Cremers as the Chairman of the AWC Board of Directors for a two-year term, effective January 1, 2022.
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- LEESBURG, Va., Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Wood Council (AWC) today announced the election of PotlatchDeltic President and CEO Eric Cremers as the Chairman of the AWC Board of Directors for a two-year term, effective January 1, 2022.
- Ricky Stanley, President and CEO of TR Miller Mill Company was elected the First Vice Chairman and Sean McLaren, West Fraser's President, Solid Wood, will be the Second Vice Chairman.
- Duane Vaagen, President of Vaagen Brothers Lumber Company, was also elected as a new member of the Board.
- "Furman Brodie chaired the Board this last year, which was also my first year as President & CEO.
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Forestry LEESBURG, Va., Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Wood Council (AWC) is kicking off National Forest Products Week today with a video case study and virtual panel discussion to highlight the public-private partnership that drove the construction of the University of Idaho's mass timber ICCU arena .
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- LEESBURG, Va., Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Wood Council (AWC) is kicking off National Forest Products Week today with a video case study and virtual panel discussion to highlight the public-private partnership that drove the construction of the University of Idaho's mass timber ICCU arena .
- The panel will be recorded and available later this week as an eCourse.
- The virtual discussion builds nicely off of the Biden Administration's proclamation on National Forest Products Week, which specifically calls out support for, "opportunities that advance forest conservation and create jobs by expanding markets for innovative forest products through Federal programs such as the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Wood Innovations and Community Wood grant programs."
- The unprecedented funding that is recommended to support the Wood Innovation Grant program is at a scale that can drive innovative mass timber construction and help to bring it mainstream.
LEESBURG, Va., June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Wood Council (AWC) has released a two-pager outlining a variety of issues that have spurred an imbalance between lumber supply and demand, and more importantly, what can be done about it.
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- LEESBURG, Va., June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Wood Council (AWC) has released a two-pager outlining a variety of issues that have spurred an imbalance between lumber supply and demand, and more importantly, what can be done about it.
- It's worth nothing that Federal Reserve Chairman Powell was quoted recently saying that the recent fall in lumber prices is an indicator that high-inflation readings "will start to abate.
- The most meaningful opportunity to address constraints to lumber supply is to focus on transportation and workforce limitations.
- The American Wood Council (AWC) is the voice of North American wood products manufacturing, an industry that provides over 450,000 men and women in the United States with family-wage jobs.
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Green building b'LEESBURG, Va., April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wood products manufacturing is up 5 percent year-over-year, according to the Federal Reserve Board , as manufacturers continue to respond to high demand.
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- b'LEESBURG, Va., April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wood products manufacturing is up 5 percent year-over-year, according to the Federal Reserve Board , as manufacturers continue to respond to high demand.
- The number of single-family permits issued were almost 17 percent higher year-over-year .
- AWC represents 86 percent of the structural wood products industry, and members make products that are essential to everyday life from a renewable resource that absorbs and sequesters carbon.
- Staff experts develop state-of-the-art engineering data, technology, and standards for wood products to assure their safe and efficient design, as well as provide information on wood design, green building, and environmental regulations.
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LEESBURG, Va., Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Wood Council (AWC) will welcome Jackson Morrill, President of the Composite Panel Association (CPA), as AWC's new President & CEO on September 16.
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- LEESBURG, Va., Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Wood Council (AWC) will welcome Jackson Morrill, President of the Composite Panel Association (CPA), as AWC's new President & CEO on September 16.
- I believe in this industry and am passionate about what it represents as a sustainable building material," Morrill said.
- "Additionally, I am fortunate to be coming into an organization that has an excellent track record and staff, and strong, sustained leadership from the current President & CEO Robert Glowinski.
- He was the association's first President & CEO, and it's under his leadership that a fledgling association has truly grown to be the voice of the wood products industry."
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Lumber LEESBURG, Va., June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Wood Council (AWC) relaunched WoodAware ( http://www.woodaware.org ), an informational website on wood construction for the fire service.
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- LEESBURG, Va., June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Wood Council (AWC) relaunched WoodAware ( http://www.woodaware.org ), an informational website on wood construction for the fire service.
- WoodAware aims to educate the fire service on traditional and engineered wood products used in residential and non-residential construction.
- WoodAware also provides the fire service with a detailed guide explaining all of the newly-approved tall mass timber code changes.
- "It is vital that firefighters educate themselves on all construction materials and methods of construction," said AWC Fire Service Relations Manager Ray O'Brocki.
