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References
Product Associations
- Engineered Wood Association
- This site is the leading resource for information about engineered wood products. You'll find links to products, application information, and other APA services.
- APA
- This site is the leading resource for information about panel products. You'll find links to products, application information, and other APA services.
Building Specs
- Specs Online
- The Search Engine for Specified Construction Products™. 4specs.com is a fast and comprehensive way to access manufacturers websites for product information.
- Builder Online
- Get the latest information on consumer trends, building techniques, and other topics that will effect builders.
- Code Check
- Have a building code question? Use this resource for general code information. Be sure and check with local authorities before starting.
- ICBO (The International Conference of Building Officials)
- Your complete code resource online. Enjoy 24-hour access to the most up-to-date news on: Code Adoption, Seminars, Certification, Online Training, Upcoming Events, Product Evaluation and Membership. Join the Chat Boards and E-Mail Discussion Groups.
- Environmental Building News
- Visit the site of the leading newsletter on environmentally responsible design and construction. They will provide you with information on energy efficient, resource efficient, and healthy building practices.
Builders Association
- Associated Builders and Contractors
- Associated Builders and Contractors is a national trade association representing more than 23,000 contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and related firms from across the country and from all specialties in the construction industry.
- Canadian Wood Council
- The Canadian Wood Council CWC is the national
association representing Canadian manufacturers of
wood products used in construction. The Council
ensures market access for wood products by working
in codes and standards, producing and communicating
technical information, helping to provide education
programs for students and construction
professionals, and coordinating special programs such as Wood is Good and the Wood WORKS! Project. The CWC mission is to ensure market access in order to maintain and expand markets for Canadian wood products in North America.
General Information
- UMASS.edu Building Materials Articles
- The University of Massachusetts students and faculty have published reports on building industry topics such as I joists, housewrap, scaffolding safety and lots more.
- American Wood Preserving Institute
- Clicking here will link you to the AWPI's Inorganic Arsenical Pressure Treated Wood Consumer Safety Information Site. You will receive information on the proper uses, handling and site precautions that should be followed when using and handling CCA, ACA and ACZA treated wood. You can also link to the EPA's website.
- White Pages
- Make this your online phonebook. It will save you the time looking for contact information and the space of having all those phone books piled in the corner. Look up business or personal names, phone numbers and addresses.
- The Fetcher
- Do you need to review regulatory or bid updates, real estate listing, or stock quotes on a regular basis? The Fethcer can be easily set up to email web pages to your email address based on a schedule you specify.
Product Resources
- Sweets Catalog
- Sweets.com is the construction industry’s premier construction and building product marketplace.
- Energy Star Program
- Energy Star was created to help consumers easily identify products, homes, and buildings that save energy and money, and help protect the environment. As the government-backed, trusted symbol for energy efficiency, the Energy Star label identifies highly efficient products and designates superior energy performance in homes and buildings. With Energy Star, money isn't all you're saving - you are also making a difference in protecting the environment.
Lumbermens is proud to offer our customers products with the Energy Star label.
- MSDS Sheets
- Click here to view and print the MSDS sheets you need. This site contains a large database powered by an effective search engine.
Municipalities
- Building Codes
- Click here to access building codes for all 50 states, major cities, and some counties. They have information on codes and amendments, as well as contact information for up to 17 authorities.
- Construction Web Links
- Access local and state regulatory agencies from this site. You'll not only find the contact information needed to communicate with these agencies, but in many cases the full text of statutes, regulations, and administration registers.
Project Resources
- Remodeling OnLine
- If you are thinking about remodeling your home, this site provides information on project returns, new products, even take a virtual tour of completed projects.
- Home & Garden TV
- Home & Garden Television is devoted to providing comprehensive information to inspire the home enthusiast. Here you'll get top tips from some of America's best home builders, remodelers, decorators, interior designers, gardeners, craft experts and lifestyle hosts.
Codes and Standards
- American National Standards Institute
- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private, non-profit organization (501(c)3) that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system
- BOCA: Building Officials and Code Administrators
- Founded in 1915, Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., is a nonprofit member- ship association, comprised of more than 16,000 members who span the building community, from code enforcement officials to materials manufacturers. We are dedicated to preserving the public health, safety and welfare in the built environment through the effective, efficient use and enforcement of Model Codes.
Publications
- Home Energy Magazine
- Home Energy magazine's mission is to disseminate objective and practical information on residential energy conservation, performance, and comfort. It is the only magazine that thoroughly covers residential comfort issues from the only approach that really works, systems engineering. Most of Home Energy's editorial content comes directly from the people researching and employing innovative design, building, and remodeling practices and products. They are the experts using the latest and best building techniques, with an emphasis on implementing sound building science fundamentals and curing sick buildings. The organization remains a nonprofit company devoted to getting information out to the public. Advertising costs are kept at the bare minimum to help defray operating expenses.
- Random Lengths
- The most widely circulated and respected source of information for the wood products industry.
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