APA Promotes Sonya Bachlmayr to Vice President Sonya Bachlmayr has been promoted to vice president of finance and strategy for APA – The Engineered Wood Association, a recognition unanimously supported and approved by the APA Board of Trustees. The promotion recognizes that her... read more
APA Publishes Updated Engineered Wood Construction Guide The authoritative guide to building engineered wood floors, walls and roofs The updated APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, Form E30, is now available on APA’s website. First published in 1962, it has become the authoritative guide to building engineered wood floors, walls and roofs. The 100-page guide features... read more
APA Honors Mike Dawson as 2019 Bronson J. Lewis Award Recipient Mike Dawson has been named as the 2019 Bronson J. Lewis honoree. Now in its 14th year, the Bronson Lewis award recognizes individuals for their leadership and outstanding contribution to our industry. It is named for the late Bronson Lewis, who... read more
APA Updates Product Advisory – Flexible Sheathing Products Consistently Underperform in Independent Laboratory Testing APA has issued an updated product advisory on flexible structural sheathing products, which combines three new products to the five previously tested from 2015 through 2018. As in previous rounds, these new tests were conducted by APA and the... read more
New Trustee Joins APA Board APA – The Engineered Wood Association is pleased to announce that Chris Degnan has joined our Board of Trustees. Degnan is the Director of Commodities and Home Improvement Warehouse for Weyerhaeuser and has a background in sales and marketing of... read more
APA Member Products Exempt as U.S. EPA Amends Formaldehyde Rule The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final amended formaldehyde rules are now official. Structural plywood, oriented strand board (OSB) and other structural engineered wood products remain exempt from the EPA TSCA Title VI rules on... read more
APA Publishes Two New Engineered Wood Case Studies APA – The Engineered Wood Association has published two new case studies illustrating the benefits of engineered wood and mass timber products. Beauty and the Budget showcases Portland, Oregon, LEVER Architecture’s use of plywood and mass... read more
2018 APA Health and Safety Award Winners Announced Solid Strides Forward in Worker Safety During 2018 APA – The Engineered Wood Association has announced the winners of its 2018 Safety and Health Awards. The program celebrates safety and operational excellence in the structural panel and engineered wood industry. Resolute-LP Engineered Wood... read more
After the Storm Weather-safe Building Resources from APA – The Engineered Wood Association Tornado season is back. Although monster storms get a lot of attention, 95 percent of tornados are weaker (EF0-EF2), and homes that are built with wind-resistant construction details can withstand them. Building a more durable structure does not... read more
APA Releases 2019 Structural Panel & Engineered Wood Yearbook North American engineered wood production closely matches 2018 APA Releases 2019 Structural Panel & Engineered Wood Yearbook North American engineered wood production closely matches 2018 The 2019 Structural Panel & Engineered Wood Yearbook has been released by APA – The Engineered Wood... read more
New Trustees Join APA Board Three new trustees have been elected to the APA – The Engineered Wood Association Board of Trustees, filling vacancies created by retirements and new executive assignments. Mark Dubois-Phillips, Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and... read more
APA Releases Updated Wall Bracing Calculator APA – The Engineered Wood Association has updated its Wall Bracing Calculator. The tool, designed to simplify the design of residential structures, has been amended to include the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC) wall bracing requirements... read more
APA's 13th Annual Bronson J. Lewis Award Honors Mary Jo Nyblad Mary Jo Nyblad, former vice president of commodity sales and transportation for Boise Cascade Company, received the 13th annual Bronson J. Lewis Award for leadership and outstanding contributions to the engineered wood industry. The recognition... read more
A Wood Building 'At Home' on Its Site First Tech Federal Credit Union Finds Mass Timber Affordable Choice A new case study published by APA – The Engineered Wood Association shows how mass timber proved to be the ideal material for First Tech Federal Credit Union’s new campus in Hillsboro, Oregon. The owners and design team say the finished building... read more
APA and International Code Council Publish IRC Lateral Bracing Guide Updated edition of the book aims to improve understanding and application of the 2018 IRC lateral bracing requirements A new illustrated book, co-published by the International Code Council (ICC) and APA – The Engineered Wood Association, provides an explanation of the lateral bracing provisions of the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC). The Guide to the 2018 ... read more
Study Finds Flexible Structural Sheathing Under-designed, Unsafe and Unreliable A new report finds that manufacturers of flexible structural sheathing overstate their lateral load resistance values by as much as 42 percent. In a study by three independent laboratories—Clemson University, University of Oklahoma and APA – The... read more
Structural Plywood, OSB Exempt from New Formaldehyde Ruling Composite wood products must meet new federal formaldehyde emissions regulations as of June 1, 2018. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation defines composite wood products as particleboard, medium density fiberboard (MDF), and... read more
Engineers and Code Officials Get the 411 on Force Transfer Around Openings Watch an easy overview of APA – The Engineered Wood Association’s free design tool, the FTAO Calculator, in this free, 60-minute recorded webinar, Shear Wall Analysis Made Easy: Force Transfer Around Openings Calculator. APA field engineer Alese... read more
2017 APA Safety and Health Award Winners Announced Program Honors Manufacturers for Safety Strides APA – The Engineered Wood Association recently announced the winners of its 2017 Safety and Health Awards, a program that encourages and recognizes safety and operational excellence in the North American structural panel and engineered wood... read more
APA, EWTA 2017 Annual Reports Published APA and the Engineered Wood Technology Association (EWTA) released their 2017 annual reports this week. The APA report includes: A message from the Chairman A message from the President An update on strategic priorities and... read more