Audio-Visual Materials
American Institute of Timber Construction
The Manufacture and Use of Structural Glued-Laminated Timber
Production, quality control, and construction application. 65 slides with script.
AITC, Imagination in Wood
Commercial applications of glulam with testimonials from developers and builders. Video.
AITC, Peak of Performance
Advantages, uses, and installation of panelized wood systems with testimonials from installers and designers. Video.
Stock Beams
Residential and light commercial glulam applications with testimonials from engineers and architects. Video.
Sup-R-Floor
Quality glulam floor systems for low-rise projects. Video.
APA - The Engineered Wood Association
Selling APA Panels
Addresses common questions about structural panel selection and application. 20-minute video with booklet.
Quality Roof Construction
How to reduce complaints and callbacks with proper installation of roof sheathing. 15-minute video. Available in English and Spanish, video and DVD formats.
Quality Floor Construction
How to choose the right materials and install them for best performance. Includes single- and double-layer floors, the APA Glued Floor Systems, and proper spacing and nailing techniques. 15-minute video. Available in English and Spanish, video and DVD formats.
Installing and Finishing APA Siding
Describes APA Rated Sidings and explains installation and finishing techniques. Includes single- and double-wall construction. 15-minute video.
California Redwood Association
Properties & Uses Slide Show
Properties of Redwood and how these characteristics are used in construction. 30 slides with script or 18-minute video.
Redwood Beauty that Lasts
Redwood applications, decks, fences, and outdoor structures. 8-minute video.
Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau
New Roof Construction (Guide to Cedar Roofing)
Tools-of-the-trade, product features, advantages and benefits. Installation techniques for hips & ridges, skylights, roof vents, and chimneys. 15-minute video.
Southern Pine Council
Nothing Complicated, Nothing Complex
Construction details for a full basement application of the Permanent Wood Foundation system. 12-minute video. AV40.
Comfortable Living: The PWF System
Advantages of the Permanent Wood Foundation. 10-minute video. AV70.
Engineered Wood Roof Systems: The Cost-Effective Alternative
Start-to-finish process of how engineered wood components were used for the roof system of a retail complex. 12-minute video. AV60.
Case Study: Wood Bridges
Follows construction of a typical wood bridge in a Florida state park. 10-minute video. AV80.
Empirical Design Values
Explains background of the North American In-Grade Testing program and resulting new, empirical design values for Southern Pine dimension lumber. 12-minute video. AV90.
Preserving Our Forests - (high school)
How pressure-treated wood extends the life of wood structures. Includes brief history and details of the treating process. 7-minute video. AV35.
House - (grades 2 thru 6)
Tale of a tree’s life-cycle journey to become part of a family’s home. Includes lumber manufacturing process, home construction, and forest replanting. 9-minute video. AV45.
Southern Pine Lumber: Facts for Retailers
Training program divided into five chapters: 1) What is Southern Pine? 2) Sizes, Grades, & Grade Marks 3) Proper Storage & Handling 4) CCA-treated Southern Pine and 5) Advantages that sell Southern Pine. 33-minute video packaged with Southern Pine publications. AV30.
Southern Pine Flooring
Installation of 1x4 strip flooring over a concrete slab, from start to finish. Explains product selection, installation, finishing, and maintenance details. 16-minute video with brochure. AV50.
Southern Pine Porches
Construction of a residential porch featuring installation of 1x4 pressure-treated Southern Pine porch flooring. Includes the treating process, industry standards, moisture considerations, product selection, design and construction tips, plus finishing the porch. 13-minute video. AV55.
South’s Amazing Forests
Historical account of the forest industry in the South. 25-minute video. AV20.
Western Wood Products Association
Lumber Basics (PSCD-1)
Designed as a training aid, this CD details how Western lumber is produced, graded and used in the marketplace today.
Lumber Basics 2 (PSCD-2)
Second CD in the series, focusing on how Western lumber is used in wood-frame design and construction, with installation recommendations for paneling, flooring, siding and decking.
Wood Truss Council of America
Keys to Quality Wood Truss Construction
Strategies truss manufacturers use to produce a high-quality wood truss. 20-minute video.
Truss Technology Workshop – Storage, Handling, Installation and Bracing on CD-ROM
This program demonstrates how to unload, store, lift, erect, and brace metal plate connected wood trusses. It includes specific information for protecting trusses from weather and damage at the jobsite, how to lift individual trusses by crane, temporary bracing guidelines to prevent trusses from toppling during erection, installation tolerances to keep the trusses in-plane and plumb, and permanent bracing applications. Temporary and permanent bracing is an important yet overlooked element of safe truss installation and acceptable long-term structural performance.
Safety in the Truss Plant I
Critical truss plant safety considerations. 12-minute video. English or Spanish.
Safety in the Truss Plant II
Reviews five main saw types used in a truss plant, and how to reduce risk of injury. 26-minute video. English or Spanish.
Safety in the Truss Plant III
Material handling safety procedures from raw material to the finished product to the job site. 14-minute video.
Framing the American Dream - Advantages of framing with components.
Shows the construction process of two identical homes — one conventionally framed, the other built with engineered trusses and wall panels. 34-minute video.
MPC Trusses: Fire Performance, Tactics and Strategy
Educating the fire service about the truss industry. 26-minute video.
Fire Presentation Slide Program
Fire performance of wood trusses. Includes fire statistics, ASTM E119 fire testing, fire assembly performance, char rates, firestopping, and sprinklers. 102 slides. Companion to WTCA fire video.
Building with Floor Trusses
How to construct buildings using floor trusses. 11-minute video.
Truss Technology Workshop – Mold & Wood Structural Components CD-ROM
This program teaches the facts on mold and other fungi and how their presence affects structural wood components such as metal plate connected wood trusses. Participants will learn the conditions that lead to mold growth, how to remediate existing mold, why public attention to this issue has increased and some recommended steps in the supply chain to deal with mold. (49 minutes)
