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CALENDAR
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ASTM D7 Committee on Wood
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D14 Committee on Adhesives
April 2013 Committee Week
April 14-18, 2013
Indianapolis, IN
April 18-19, 2013
Roseville, MN
May 6-10, 2013
Hannover, Germany
Forest Products Society's 67th International Convention
June 9-11, 2013
Austin, TX
September 24-25, 2013
Birmingham, England
RISI 28th Annual North American Forest Products Conference
October 7-9, 2013
San Diego, CA
October 9-11, 2013
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fall 2013 ASTM Committee Week
October 20-23, 2013
Jacksonville, FL
2014 NAHB International Builders' Show
February 4-6, 2014
Las Vegas, NV
2014 Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE)
March 20-21, 2014
Atlanta, GA
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"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."
-- Marcus Aurelius
(0121-0180) Emperor of the Roman Empire from 161 to 180; from his work 'Meditations'
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Greetings!
We hear and see a lot in the news about people making what appear to be the wrong decisions or questionable choices. Most everyone can recite a story or two of athletes who don't live up to the image their fans have of them, politicians and clergy who preach one thing in public then do the opposite in private, or even a regular Joe (or Josephine)
who believes that certain rules or laws don't apply to them. We see this locally, nationally and internationally, and not just from individuals but from companies and governments too.
Doing the right thing is not always easy. In fact, doing the right thing is sometimes downright hard. It can cause heartache, pain, anxiety. But it can also create incredible feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction, and make a real and positive difference in the world. I would like to say that I live up to this ideal, but the truth is that I sometimes don't. Yet those times when I fall short only serve as reminders that acting with integrity in all I do is the goal, in my personal but also my professional life.
My challenge to myself is to live every day with integrity and strive to do not what is easy, but what is right. Maybe you'll want to make it your own personal goal and challenge. After all, the best reason for doing the right thing today is ... tomorrow!
Be well, and do well!
Steve G. Winistorfer, PE CEO and President TECO |
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TECO WELCOMES NEW CLIENTS
Indústria de Compensados Sudati
Palmas, PR, Brazil Plywood for PS 1 certification Madeireira Rio Claro Rio Azul, PR, Brazil Plywood for PS 1 certification
Marini Indústria de Compensados
Palmas, PR, Brazil
Plywood for PS 1 certification
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Explaining TECO's Certification Marks TECO has developed and published another TECH TIP in its series of technical information on the design, use, and application of wood products. The newest TECH TIP "Explaining TECO's Certification Marks" does just that by explaining what certification marks are, what TECO's certification marks signify, who is authorized to use TECO's marks, and also how their use is controlled and applied. 
TECO owns and maintains several certification marks, including TECO TESTED®, FLOOR SPAN®, and SHEATHING SPAN®. Click the following link to see this new TECH TIP:
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Housing Recovery Still Underway
Economists at Wells Fargo have revised their expectations for 2013 housing starts to 990,000 units, with much of the gains in single-family construction. According to the March 19 report, today's housing market is trending upward despite monthly volatility.
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TECO Continues Work on Broken Bats with MLB
The 2013 Major League Baseball season is underway, and TECO is pleased to announce that it is continuing its work to reduce the likelihood that wooden bats will break into multiple pieces when used in Major League Baseball games. Working in concert with the USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Major League Baseball, and the Major League Baseball Players' Association, scientists and managers at TECO inspect wooden bats produced by the 30-plus approved MLB bat suppliers, and assist them in training their production staff. During the just-completed spring training in Florida and Arizona, TECO inspected bats at team facilities to ensure bat suppliers are complying with the MLB Bat Regulations.
In an article published on MLB.com near the end of the 2012 major league season, Scott Drake (VP of Business Operations with TECO) and Dave Kretschmann (research scientist at USDA FPL) explain the work they do together, which has led to a 50% reduction in the occurrence of multiple-piece broken bats since the project began midway through the 2008 season. This work continues for the 2013 season, with emphasis on how wood grading and density impact bat performance and durability.
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2013 Hurricane Season Predicted to be Active
Researchers at Colorado State University's Department of Atmospheric Science predict that the 2013 Atlantic seasonal hurricane season will be "above average" with regard to storm activity. They predict that there will be 9 storms that reach the level of hurricane, with 18 total named storms during the season (well above the annual average of 12 named storms). The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30.
CSU Extended Range Forecast >>
Listing of Atlantic 2013 Hurricane Names >>
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TECO Passes Audits for Certification Programs in US, Canada, Japan
Periodically TECO is visited by auditors who determine whether the certification and testing programs TECO operates are in compliance with the accreditations it holds. Those accreditations are necessary in the markets where TECO's clients market and sell their products, which include the major wood-consuming markets in the United States, Canada, and Japan.
In the past several months, TECO has been audited by the International Accreditation Service for US accreditation, the Standards Council of Canada for Canadian accreditation, and by auditors representing the Japanese Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries for Japanese accreditation for JAS accreditation.
Read full TECO Press Release >>
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