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CALENDAR
Charlotte, NC
October 24-31, 2010
Chicago, IL
November 17-18, 2010
Chicago, IL
November 17-19, 2010 Orlando, FL January 12-15, 2011 Raleigh, NC
February 15, 2011
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SBA Website Lives
In 2008, TECO acquired the assets of the Structural Board Association, including the SBA website with its wealth of information about OSB. TECO continues to maintain OSBGuide.com, so please use this or TECO's own website to find useful information about the application and performance of OSB.
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Interested in reviewing a previous 'Under The Roof' eNewsletter but didn't save it in your email folder?
Now you can. Follow the Archive link on our website to see past 'Under the Roof' issues.
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"It's the things you can't count that count the most."
- Unknown
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Dear :
Next Tuesday in the United States is a national election day, and for our friends and colleagues in Brazil, this coming Sunday is. If you have the opportunity to vote, you should take it. First, not everyone in the world lives where the right to vote even exists, so if you have that right, don't take it for granted. If you're not going to vote for yourself, vote for all of those around the world that wish they could.
Second, not voting reminds me of the following quote (which a version of can be attributed to a number of people):
"Bad politicians are elected
by good people who do not vote."
So if you're in the U.S. or Brazil, or somewhere else where elections will soon be held, add that date to your calendar...and vote. It's not just your right, but your duty!
Make it a great day! Steve G. Winistorfer, PE
TECO Chairman/CEO
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Welcome to New Client
Industrias Rio Itata - Plywood (Trehuaco, Chile)
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California Prop 65 Includes Wood Dust
In December 2009, wood dust was added to California's Proposition 65 list as a substance known to the State of California to cause cancer. Wood products will expose individuals to wood dust when they are drilled, sawed, sanded, machined, or otherwise handled in a manner that will produce wood dust. Wood dust is on the list and the warning requirement goes into effect as of December 18, 2010. Agreement has been reached on recommended warning sign language and placement of signage in businesses. Follow the links below for additional information on wood dust and California Prop 65:
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ASTM D07 Committee on Wood
The semi-annual ASTM D07 Committee on Wood meeting was held in Madison, Wisconsin on October 21-22. TECO is represented on the Committee by Dr. Steve Verhey, Technical Manager, and Dr. Zhaozhen Bao, Senior Scientist. About 65 members attended the meetings held at the USDA Forest Products Laboratory. Dr. Verhey and Greg Dupuis (TECO's OSB and EWP Certification Supervisor) attended subcommittee meetings and task group meetings on panel products, rim board, wood I-joists, and structural composite lumber. With a membership of approximately 300, currently having jurisdiction of over 89 standards, published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Volume 04.10, D07 has 7 subcommittees and 18 sections that maintain jurisdiction over these standards.
Follow this link to learn more about the
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Rhode Island First to Adopt IGCC
The International Code Council's CEO Rick Weiland met recently with Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri in the Capital Room at the Rhode Island State House to present a plaque commemorating the state as being the first to adopt the International Green Construction Code.
Read Full Press Release >>
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Certification of Building Materials: Important or not?
A new report from Dovetail Partners calls for greater use of certification and the expansion of programs to include certification of building materials beyond wood. The report highlights the established use of certification programs for the evaluation of responsible sources of wood products, especially imported and tropical woods associated with the highest levels of environmental concern. Although bamboo, cement, iron, steel, aluminum and other building materials are also imported from many of the same regions of the world, there are currently no certification programs or standards for the responsible management and extraction of these materials.
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41 Senators Express Concern Over EPA Boiler MACT Rule
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) and American Wood Council (AWC) commended the 41 U.S. Senators who sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson expressing their concerns about the threat to manufacturing jobs posed by EPA's proposed maximum achievable control technology rule for industrial boilers, commonly referred to as Boiler MACT.
"The proposed Boiler MACT rule could put thousands of jobs at risk in the wood products industry, which has already been particularly hard hit in recent economic times," said AWC President Robert Glowinski. "EPA can still revise the proposed rule in a way that protects the environment and saves the jobs our workers depend upon to support their families."
Read Full News Release at the AWC website >>
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FPS 64th International Convention a Success TECO was one of three Platinum Sponsors of the Forest Products Society's International Convention that was held in Madison, Wisconsin, June 20-22. The Convention was one of the largest in years, with more than 330 attendees, 179 presentations, and 126 scientific posters. Read Full Story at FPS website >>
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