APA Publications Update, May 2008

by ken » Mon May 19, 2008 8:51 am

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May 16, 2008
This Publications Update e-newsletter highlights new and updated brochures which feature glulam design specifications and an annual structural panel economic report. This month's Featured Website looks at the new Hotels and Resorts section on the www.glulambeams.org site. Are you a builder, designer, building official or supplier to the wood frame industry in the Gulf Coast region? Also included in this e-newsletter is information for upcoming Build Your Knowledge seminars.

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Featured Publications

Glulam Design Specification provides updated information regarding glulam layup principles, allowable stresses, specification guidelines and design values. Previous title: Glulam Design Properties and Layup Combinations. This brochure is available only as a free downloadable PDF. Form Y117, 16 pages.

Glulam Layup Combinations is an updated supplement to the Glulam Design Specifications, and includes additional APA EWS Layup Combination tables. Previous title: Glulam Design Properties and Layup Combinations. This brochure is available only as a free downloadable PDF. Form Y117-SUP, 16 pages.

The APA Economics Report, Structural Panel and Engineered Wood Yearbook, is an annual report which chronicles historical market segment demand and production for softwood plywood, oriented strand board, glulam timber, wood I-joists, and laminated veneer lumber. The report also reviews expected OSB capacity expansion. Available only as a downloadable PDF, the file will be sent via e-mail by the next business day. There is no charge to APA Member Manufacturing Mills. Cost: $200. Form MK0-E174, 52 pages.
Featured Website
From luxurious five-star hotels to expansive, family-friendly water park resorts, glued laminated timber (glulam) meets the demanding aesthetic and structural requirements of contemporary hotel and resort developments. These are the types of projects highlighted in the new Hotels and Resorts page at www.glulambeams.org, which currently profiles the Great Wolf Lodge in Washington State and the Westin Verasa Hotel in Napa, California.

Design Solutions with Engineered Wood Seminars

An APA seminar for builders, designers, building officials and suppliers to the wood frame industry will be held in Houston, Texas on May 20, in Biloxi, Mississippi on June 3 and in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 4. Join APA's knowledgeable engineered wood specialists for an informative seminar that will provide information to help avoid call-backs, meet building codes, and take advantage of growing trends in the market. For additional information and to register, go to apawood.org/seminars.