Last month, the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program commemorated its milestone of 1 million acres protected, at a cost of about $100 million, since its initiation in 2003.
he number of improving housing markets continued to expand for a fourth consecutive month in December, rising from 30 to 41 on the latest National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index
Two significant developments have occurred with regard to the issue of Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) lumber design values leading up to the American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) Board of Review hearing scheduled for January 5, 2012.
Recently, there have been design value changes proposed for some visual grades of lumber. This is a reminder that these decisions will have no impact on the design values of MSR and MEL lumber.
The structural components industry mourns the loss of a close friend, Terry Nicholson, MiTek's Senior Vice President of Global Software Engineering and Technology.
SBCA has been working with OSHA on fall protection guidelines and has developed a step-by-step approach for the marketplace. Especially if you missed the October and November Workshops, consider attending this final Workshop of 2011.
