Specification
Writing Guidelines
American
Institute of Timber Construction
American
Wood Preservers Association
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Book of Standards –
Standards in the wood preservation industry. Covers preservatives,
treatments, and analysis of preservatives and of treated wood, plus
inspection, care of treated wood, and its use in the field. Include="A crossties, glulam, lumber and timbers, marine lumber, poles and piling, and
treatment for permanent wood foundations. Introduces the new Use Category
System for specifying treated wood products. 466 pages. CD-ROM available.
American
Wood Preservers Institute
APA
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Short
Form Specification for Panels – Sample
specifications for Sheathing, Sturd-I-Floor, Siding, and Sanded Panels. Form
Y310.
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Short Form Specification for I-Joists and Rim Board –
Sample specifications for
APA performance rated I-joists and rim boards. Form Y315.
Architectural
Woodwork Institute
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AWI Quality Standards Illustrated, Eighth Edition, Version 1.0 – Guide
Specifications, Standards, and Tests for woodwork and wood doors,
including trims, cabinets, paneling, closet shelving, ornamental woodwork,
stairs, frames and jambs, windows, screens, blinds, shutters, flush doors,
stile and rail doors, and factory finishing. CD-ROM available.
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Veneer Solutions – How
to specify veneers. Guide to all types of veneer matching. Includes color
veneer plate book with line art drawings and color photos showing veneer
figures and cuts. 56 pages. (1998)
Cedar
Shake & Shingle Bureau
Hardwood
Plywood & Veneer Associatifacespan>
A
reference guide and sales handbook to hardwood plywood. 68 pages. (2004)
Northeastern
Lumber Manufacturers Association
Design
considerations, specification references, design values, span tables, photo
sheets of northeastern softwood lumber typically used in structural
applications. 20 pages.
Southern
Pine Council
Grade
descriptions, design values, and sample specifications. 24 pages. #200.
Western
Red Cedar Lumber Association
Information for specifying siding, decking, trim boards, timbers and
landscape lumber, and fences and gates.
Western Wood Preservers Institute
Guide for
writing pressure-treated wood specifications for foundation and marine
piling, building poles, lumber and plywood, permanent wood foundations, and
glued-laminated timbers.
Western Wood Products Association
Guide
for specifying Western Lumber.
Western Lumber Product Use Manual
(A) – Proper
selection, specification, and use of Western species.
Wood
Truss Council of America
The reference book on metal
plate connected wood trusses was updated in 2002 with the most current
industry standards and building codes, history, design, fabrication,
testing, quality assurance, connection details, fire resistance assemblies
and much more - over 50 pages have been added since the last edition. Also
included are appendices containing span tables, design aids, specifications,
a glossary, industry associations, and a list of WTCA members. This is the
most comprehensive industry reference of its kind. 480 pages.
WTCA
Standard Structural Details in DXF:
Close to 100 standard
structural details for roof and floor truss applications are available in
DXF format on CD. These are the same details that appear in section 16 of
the Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Handbook.
Commentary
for Permanent Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses – Guidelines
for designing and specifying permanent bracing for metal-plate-connected
wood truss systems. Illustrations clarify key points. 26 pages.
Truss
Technology in Building – ANSI/TPI/WTCA 4 – Defines
the design responsibilities for those involved in the preparation,
submittal, review, and approval of each drawing used in the creation of
trusses.
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