American Forest & Paper Association – American Wood Council (www.awc.org) develops building codes and standards for wood design and construction. The organization ensures proper application for engineered wood products through engineering research and technology transfer.

Ainsworth Engineered’s (www.ainsworthengineered.com) 0.8E Durastrand OSL Rimboard is a multi-purpose, engineered wood product handling both vertical loads and lateral forces. Designed to be a top quality rim board for I-joist and open-web engineered floor systems, it is also ICC-ES code-evaluated for flexural applications that are ideal for short-span headers and stair stringers.

Alamco Wood Products, LLC (www.alamcowood.com) manufactures environmentally friendly, glued laminated beams and arches.

Since 1952, the American Institute of Timber Construction (www.aitc-glulam.org) has provided technical information to the design community and support services to the engineered wood products industry. AITC publishes a variety of publications including the glulam industry standard ANSI/AITC A190.1. The organization is now accredited by American Lumber Standard Committee to provide lumber grading services.

Formerly known as the American Plywood Association, APA-The Engineered Wood Association (www.apawood.org) offers product information and design recommendations. APA-engineered wood products are used in a wide range of construction applications. APA performance-rated panels, glulam, I-joists, and structural composite lumber provide strength and design flexibility in traditional wood-frame construction and a variety of engineered applications.

Bentley Systems, Inc.’s (www.bentley.com) STAAD.Pro and RAM Elements support designs with wood. STAAD.Pro supports AITC 1984 or 1994, CSA086-01 or EurocodeEC5, 1995-1-1:2004 codes and contains an extensive database of standard sections from the American Institute of Timber Construction and Canadian suppliers. RAM Elements supports design per the latest NDS (2005) code (ASD and LRFD) and allows for optimization of members. It includes a comprehensive database of sawn lumber and glulam sections.

Boozer Laminated Beam Co., Inc. (www.boozerbeam.com) is a certified Green FSC manufacturer of high-quality, high-strength structural glulam beams. Its products, known as BoozerBeams, are quality inspected by the American Institute of Timber Construction and rated as high as 3,000 Fb and 2.1 MOE. The company also offers a pressure-treated beam called the Outsider.

CSC Inc.’s (www.cscworld.com) new version TEDDS Lite V11, is now available at no charge. TEDDS is the ultimate productivity tool for the documentation of professionally presented, transparent calculations, according to the company. TEDDS Lite V11 includes a calculation for the design of structural wood, structural composite lumber, glued laminated timber, and flitch beam using the American Wood Council National Design Specification 2005 Edition.

ENERCALC, Inc.’s (www.enercalc.com) Structural Engineering Library Version 6, a 25-year industry leading structural engineering software package, provides software modules for many aspects of wood design according to latest building codes. It is used in thousands of offices nationwide.

EnWood Structures (www.enwood.com), available through EnWood’s Design Collection or Custom Designs, manufactures laminated wood architectural beams, shelters, pavilions, amphitheaters, and pedestrian and vehicular bridges for commercial and private venues.

Forest Concepts, LLC’s (www.woodstraw.com) WoodStraw is recycled from scrap veneer into an engineered, erosion-control mulch that effectively prevents water and wind erosion without introducing invasive species, and it promotes re-vegetation in the most extreme conditions.

Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc. (www.frtw.com) offers lumber and plywood treated with either PYRO-GUARD interior or Exterior Fire-X outdoor fire retardant. Both products are pressure impregnated and kiln dried under third-party monitoring and bear the Underwriters Laboratories classification mark.

IES, Inc.’s (www.iesweb.com) VisualAnalysis helps users analyze and design wood frame, timber, post and beam, trusses, or glulams all in a graphical, easy-to-use environment. New in the latest release is load and resistance factor design per National Design Specification. Get a free-trial and details from the company’s website.

The iLevel Garage Portal System by iLevel by Weyerhaeuser (www.ilevel.com) offers a solution to design limitations for one of the largest openings in a house. It incorporates the iLevel Shear Brace, TimberStrand LSL Beam, and a proprietary portal connection for a code-compliant garage framing system that meets high seismic and wind design load requirements. The iLevel Garage Portal System achieves a 200-percent or greater increase in allowable lateral resistance over traditional, narrow, site-built garage fronts, the company said, and a 10- to 20-percent increase over two stand-alone braces. It also provides enhanced beam performance and ease of installation.

The Sound Solution by PLYWALL (www.plywall.com) is the only pre-engineered, ASTM-tested, preservative-treated wood noise barrier system on the market. ASTM E-90 testing reveals better or comparable acoustic performance to concrete, masonry, and other more costly alternatives. In addition to supporting heights up to 30 feet, PLYWALL can supply noise barriers capable of withstanding wind loads as great as 60 psf.

With more than 50 years of experience manufacturing glue-laminated wood timbers, Rigidply Rafters Inc. (www.rigidply.com) continues to be a leader in the laminated timber industry. Products manufactured by Rigidply include a variety of structural curved shapes and arches, as well as traditional beams and posts.

RISAFloor and RISA-3D by RISA Technologies (www.risa.com) form the premiere software package for wood design. Create 3D models of an entire structure and get full designs of wood walls (with and without openings), flexible wood diaphragms, dimension lumber, glulams, parallams, LVLs, joists, and more. Custom databases for species, hold-downs, and panel nailing offer flexibility.

Simpson Strong-Tie’s (www.strongtie.com) Wood Strong-Wall shearwalls are now code listed under the 2006 IRC/IBC (see ICC-ES ESR-1267) and conform to the latest ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria (AC130). Download the new Strong-Wall Shearwalls catalog, which features engineered design applications for Wood and Steel Strong-Wall shearwalls. Simpson Strong-Tie says it is now the only manufacturer with code-listed, two-story solutions.

Standard Structures, Inc. (SSI) (www.standardstructures.com) has been a fabricator of engineered wood products for 62 years. SSI says it has the broadest product line of glulams, I-Joists, open web trusses, and laminated structural lumber. All products can be provided as Forest Stewardship Council for LEED projects.

The Structural Building Components Association (www.sbcindustry.com) is the largest international trade association representing manufacturers of structural building components, lumber mills, inspection bureaus, lumber brokers and distributors, builders, and engineering, marketing, and management professionals. SBCA’s Enhanced Professional Membership, www.sbcindustry.com/enhancedmem.php, for design professionals contains many helpful products and resources about building components.

The Structural Building Components Research Institute (www.sbcri.info) offers extensive testing options for structural building components — joists, rafters, trusses, headers, beams, walls, and related products. SBCRI can test single components or full-component systems under a variety of applications, as well as attachment and loading conditions. Visit www.sbcri.info to view a talking brochure about SBCRI.

Structural Desktop, Inc. (www.structuraldesktop.com) (SDT) integrates STAAD Pro, RISA 3D/RISAFloor, GT STRUDL, and SAP2000 with AutoCAD. The user can build an analytical model inside AutoCAD, import that model into the analytical program for analysis and design, then import that model back into SDT for automatic creation of annotated AutoCAD DWG contract drawings.

Unit Structures, LLC (www.unitstructures.com) manufactures custom architectural southern pine wood roof systems, complete from preliminary design assistance by registered professional engineering staff to comprehensive shop drawings prior to fabrications, and all in accordance with ANSI/AITC A190.1 (latest edition) and current American Institute of Timber Construction Standards.

According to Universal Forest Products’ (www.ufpi.com), its custom pin-connected trusses are perfect for use in light commercial structures such as shopping centers and restaurants. These structural open-web trusses handle eccentric loads with ease and eliminate the need for extra height and notched plates. Custom pin-connected trusses allow for exceptional design flexibility, longer spans, and the easy running of mechanical lines.

WoodWorks Software (www.woodworks-software.com) is produced with technical guidance from the American Wood Council of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). With the software, users can quickly design light-frame or heavy timber structures based on the 2005 edition of the AF&PA’s National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction.