WHAT WILL REPLACE RUSSIAN BIRCH PLYWOOD? EVALUATE NEW PLYWOOD SUPPLIERS AT CAPITAL TESTINGJosh Hosen • Mar 17, 2022Russian birch plywood, also known as Baltic birch plywood, is a high-end product commonly used as a substrate in the engineered wood flooring, hardwood plywood, furniture, and kitchen cabinet industries. Due to the sanctions imposed on Russian products, this material is no longer …

FLAME SPREAD TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FLOORING PRODUCTSChris Palumbo • Mar 15, 2022AS WRITTEN IN SECTION 804 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODEASTM E648 Laboratory TestingThe flame spread requirements for flooring products are defined in Section 804, Interior Floor Finish, of the International Building Code (IBC). State and local building codes in the United States use the IBC as a foundation, but …

CANADA PUBLISHES COMPOSITE WOOD FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS REGULATIONJosh Hosen • Aug 26, 2021CANADA TO BEGIN REGULATING FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS ON JANUARY 7TH, 2023.The Canadian Government published its Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part II1 on July 7, 2021, meaning these Regulations will take effect 18 months after this date (January 2023). The Regulations’ requirements are very …