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Oriented strand board (OSB) is a type of engineered wood, formed by adding adhesives and then compressing layers of wood strands (flakes) in specific orientations. It was invented by Armin Elmendorf in California in 1963. [ 1 ]
In 1971, Bose Corporation sued Consumer Reports (CR) for libel after CR reported in a review that the sound from the system it reviewed "tended to wander about the room". [75] The case eventually reached the United States Supreme Court , which affirmed in Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. that CR 's statement was made without ...
APA – The Engineered Wood Association is the nonprofit trade association of the U.S. and Canadian engineered wood products industry. Based in Tacoma, Washington, the Association is composed of and represents manufacturers of structural plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), cross-laminated timber, glued laminated (glulam) timber, wood I-joists, laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and other ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's map of exposure risk from carcinogenic ethylene oxide gas produced by American Contract Systems' Fort Myers plant before it installed emission controls ...
The native North American wood variety has a subtle grain with a tendency to darken and yellow more over an extended period of time. It's highly durable and measures 1450 on the Janka scale ...
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) is an American building materials manufacturer. The company was founded in 1973 and LP pioneered the U.S. production of oriented strand board (OSB) panels. [1] Currently based in Nashville, Tennessee, LP is the world's largest producer of OSB and manufactures engineered wood building products. [2]
Although the creation of LVL is often proprietary and thus its make-up is largely dependent on individual manufacturers, in general one cubic meter of North American lumber is composed of 97.54% wood, 2.41% of phenol formaldehyde resin, 0.02% of phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde resin, and 0.03% fillers. [1] [7]
As illustrated in table 2, prices rebounded in 1934. Note that it is not only because of Lumber code but also comprehensive impact of devaluation, amplified public work spending, and improved banking system. [59] As old-growth forest disappeared rapidly, the United States' timber resources ceased to appear limitless.