We recently completed Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) using new survey data from manufacturing facilities across the U.S. The new LCA reports were developed consistent with the product category rules for North American Structural and Architectural Wood Products.
Review the product category rules here
The findings from the latest reports have been published in: Forest Products Journal, CORRIM Special Issue: Forest Products Life-Cycle Analysis Update Overview
Note: Link to commonly used abbreviations reference document below
COMPOSITE I-JOISTS
Composite I-Joists in the Pacific Northwest
Composite I-Joists in the Southeast
GLUE-LAMINATED TIMBERS (GLULAM)
Glue Laminated Timbers in the Pacific Northwest
Glue Laminated Timbers in the Southeast
LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER (LVL)
Laminated Veneer Lumber in the Pacific Northwest
Laminated Veneer Lumber in the Southeast
ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (OSB)
Oriented Strand Board in the US
PLYWOOD
Plywood in the Pacific Northwest
Plywood in the Southeast
SOFTWOOD LUMBER
Softwood Lumber in the Pacific Northwest
Softwood Lumber in the Southeast
REFERENCE DOCUMENT