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Courses and Downloads

Resources For Industry Professionals

Western Forest Products is proud to provide and facilitate a variety of high-quality educational programs, continuing education courses, and product downloads to aid the professional community and help develop industry knowledge, expand skills, and keep industry professionals informed of current trends and developments.

AIA Courses

Western Forest Products is an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education provider and has created a number of AIA Continuing Education courses on the design, structural and environmental benefits of natural wood products to help AIA members meet their required annual LUs.

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Sustainable and Renewable Coastal Softwood Timbers – The Environmental Choice

This course will discuss where these species grow, their identifiable characteristics, and where to use coastal softwood appearance lumber in green building projects. We will also explore how these coastal softwood species are a highly sustainable and renewable product that should be considered for use in sustainable design.

Specifying Western Red Cedar – Sustainable Building Products

Presented here are modern, historical, and cultural uses of western red cedar, as well as its performance characteristics, grade specification, and finishes. Also discussed are sustainable forest management practices and certification agencies, and how sustainably sourced wood can contribute to LEED® credits.

Yellow Cedar AIA Course

Specifying and Utilizing Alaska Yellow Cedar Building Products

This course examines the performance characteristics of Alaskan Yellow Cedar, including fire resistance and durability, and various applications are also discussed.

AIA course life cycle assessment of cedar

Western Red Cedar – Measuring Environmental Impact Through Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Forest Certifications

This course discusses how architects can be reasonably assured that products, particularly western red cedar wood products, are maximally sustainable. Life cycle analysis (LCA) and forest certification are discussed in terms of their place on an architect’s sustainability agenda, and an LCA of western red cedar is presented to demonstrate the level of research involved, along with results that can be expected from the life cycle approach.

CAD Downloads

A large number of WFP’s appearance and structural products are available as free CAD downloads.

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