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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. 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. AWC also advocates for balanced government policies that affect wood products.
Overview
Location
United States, Virginia, Leesburg
Employees
11-50
Founded date
1902
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Jun 4, 2024 | American Wood Council Releases New Construction Fire Inspection App | The Construction Fire Safety Checklist App The American Wood Council announces the release of a new app to help make construction site fire safety inspections more accessible and safe. LEESBURG, Va., June 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The A... |
| Apr 18, 2023 | New Wood Sourcing Online Tool Launched: Use Mill Grade Stamp or Region to Learn if Wood Products Sustainably Sourced | The new Wood Sourcing Tool uses a wood product’s mill grade stamp or region to track a specific product’s journey from the forest to the end user. As questions around the sustainability of fiber supply continues to grow alongside interest i... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | AWC Releases Updates to Span Calculator for Wood Joists and Rafters | The Maximum Span Calculator for Wood Joists and Rafters has been updated with 2018 NDS Supplement design values. This update will bring the web-based version of our most popular calculator up-to-date with the latest codes, and will continue... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | AWC, NAFO, SLMA Statement on Sustainability Executive Order | Wood buildings lock away carbon, turning our buildings and cities from emission sources into emissions vaults. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) December 09, 2021 The American Wood Council, National Alliance of Forest Owners and Southeastern Lumber Manufa... |
| Dec 1, 2021 | PotlatchDeltic President and CEO to Lead AWC Board of Directors | PotlatchDeltic President and CEO Eric Cremers The next several years will be critical to maximizing opportunities for wood products in an increasingly carbon-conscious built environment. I look forward to working with Eric to solidify the r... |
| Nov 1, 2021 | LP Building Solution's SVP of Manufacturing Services Elected to the American Wood Council's Board of Directors | NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 1, 2021) - Today, LP Building Solutions is proud to announce that Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Services Mike Blosser has been elected to the American Wood Council's (AWC) Board of Directors. He joins sev... |
| Oct 18, 2021 | AWC Leads National Forest Products Week with Video Case Study on Mass Timber Basketball Arena | The video case study includes interviews with representatives from the University of Idaho, forest products industry, and construction partners who can speak to the uniqueness of the project. The video case study weaves in not only the wood... |
| Jun 23, 2021 | American Wood Council Releases Two Pager on Lumber Supply and Demand | The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred an imbalance between supply and demand for toilet paper, semiconductors and now lumber. What’s going on? And more importantly, what can be done to address it? Federal Reserve Chairman Powell was quoted sayi... |
| May 25, 2021 | AWC Reports Wood Products Manufacturers Expand Capacity, Continue High Levels of Production | North American softwood sawmill capacity increased by 1.4 billion board feet in the last year, according to Forisk. Most of that increased capacity – 1.1. billion board feet – was from manufacturing in the U.S. South. LEESBURG, Va. (PRWEB) ... |
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FAQ about American Wood Council
When was American Wood Council founded?
American Wood Council was founded in 1902.
What has the press written about American Wood Council?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning American Wood Council, among them “American Wood Council Releases New Construction Fire Inspection App” (Jun 4, 2024) and “New Wood Sourcing Online Tool Launched: Use Mill Grade Stamp or Region to Learn if Wood Products Sustainably Sourced” (Apr 18, 2023).
Is American Wood Council still active?
Yes, American Wood Council is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 17, 2025.