10/03/2011
APA Publishes Updated Engineered Wood Construction Guide
The 84-page guide can be downloaded free of charge or purchased in printed format from the APA Publications Library.
The Engineered Wood Construction Guide, APA’s comprehensive and widely recognized guide to engineered wood construction systems, has been updated and is now available on the APA website. First published in 1962, this is the 32nd printing of the popular guide.
The 84-page guide features information on engineered wood products and recommendations for their use in a wide range of applications in residential and commercial construction. It includes information on plywood and oriented strand board (wood structural panels), glulam, I-joists, structural composite lumber, typical specifications, and design recommendations for floor, wall, and roof systems, diaphragms, shear walls, fire-rated systems, and methods of finishing.
The Engineered Wood Construction Guide, Form E30, can be downloaded free of charge in PDF format or purchased in printed format for $12.00 from the APA Publications Library.
