Wood Design Information

Building Codes and Standards

• CSA O86 Engineering Design in Wood; Canadian Standards Association
• CWC Building Code Info; Canadian Wood Council (CWC)
• National Design Specification for Wood Construction; American Wood Council (AWC)
• Wood Frame Construction Manual for One- and Two-Family Dwellings; AWC
• NF P21 Structures en bois; Association Française de Normalisation
• BS 5268-2 Structural use of timber; British Standards International
• prEN 1995 Design of Timber Structures; European Committee for Standardization

Design and Specification Considerations

• AWC Structural Design Info – Free Download Library by the AWC
• CWC Structural Design Info – Wood design information by the CWC
• Wood Design Information – A blog on technical issues by the AWC
• Wood Handbook, wood as an engineering material – by the Forest Products Laboratory

Design for Code Acceptance

Source: American Wood Council

• Flame Spread Performance of Wood Products
• Design of Fire-Resistive Exposed Wood Members
• Fire Rated Wood Floor and Wall Assemblies
• Component Additive Method for... Fire Endurance
• Post-Frame Buildings

Design with Wood

Source: Canadian Wood Council

• Building Code
• Durability
• Fire Safety
• Structural Design
• Sustainability

Designing for Fire Resistance

• Calculating the Fire Resistance of Exposed Wood Members; AF&PA, AWC
• Calculating Fire Resistance of Glulam Beams and Columns; APA
• Fire Safety; CWC