Engineered Wood Products (EWP) Basics: Strong, Safe, and Green
Each choice in construction has an impact on the character of the finished product
Sponsored by Roseburg
Each choice in construction has an impact on the character of the finished product, whether your client wants an environmentally friendly home, a home that wears well over time, or is concerned about price and resale value. Each building starts with a base and a frame. In this course we are focusing on one option for frame design. Engineered wood products (EWP) are a strong, safe and green alternative to steel and dimension lumber for framing residential and light commercial projects.
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Founded in 1936, Roseburg Forest Products is a privately owned company and one of North America’s leading producers of particleboard, medium density fiberboard and thermally fused laminates. Roseburg also manufactures softwood and hardwood plywood, lumber, LVL and I-joists. The company owns and sustainably manages more than 600,000 acres of timberland in Oregon, North Carolina and Virginia, as well as an export wood chip terminal facility in Coos Bay, Ore. Roseburg products are shipped throughout North America and the Pacific Rim.
Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in May 2013
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe Engineered Wood Products (EWP) and their primary uses.
- Discuss the environmental advantages which come from using EWP.
- Leverage these benefits to make your project more environmentally sound.
- Identify and utilize the economies inherent in EWP.
- Describe the environmental, health and safety issues that can be associated with other framing products and how those can be reduced by using EWP.
- Identify what tools are available from EWP producers and associations to increase your project.
