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The Forest Products Laboratory and APA – The Engineered Wood Association are undertaking a research project to assess types and amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are emitted by engineered wood products used as structural elements of buildings. VOCs are characterized as carbon-containing organic compounds that exist in gaseous phase at ambient temperature. Engineered wood products such as structural plywood, oriented strandboard, structural composite lumber, I-joists, and glued-laminated timber are engineered for strength properties. Because they are required to be made with moisture-resistant adhesives, they are typically exempt from emission testing requirements such as the California Air Resources Board regulation for formaldehyde from wood composites. Therefore, data on types and amounts of VOCs that are emitted from engineered wood products are limited.
| - FPL's Mission and Strategic Plan - |
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FPL's mission is to identify and conduct innovative wood and fiber utilization research that contributes to conservation and productivity of the forest resource, thereby sustaining forests, the economy, and quality of life. ... ..more » |
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Advanced Composites
As an integral part of the FPL mission, we improve the long-term sustainability of our Nation's forests by creating valuable composite products from biobased materials ... ..more » 
Advanced Structures
The FPL has been in the forefront of wood-frame housing research since 1910 and has long been recognized as a world leader in such housing-related areas as engineered wood ... ..more » 
Forest Biorefinery
We all know the compelling reasons that the United States needs to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. Historically, the greatest increases in energy demand have been for transportation fuels ... ..more » 
Nanotechnology
A leader in wood products research for over a century, the FPL is positioning itself to become the lead Federal research facility for the application of nanotechnology in forest products ... more » 
Woody Biomass Utilization
Forests in the United States contain a substantial amount of small-diameter, overstocked, and underutilized material.FPL research projects are exploring the potential of the small-diameter ... ..more » |