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2. Lumber - Wikipedia

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   In 1961, at a meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Committee on Grade Simplification and Standardization agreed to what is now the current U.S. standard: in part, the dressed size of a 1-inch (nominal) board was fixed at 3 ⁄ 4 inch; while the dressed size of 2 inch (nominal) lumber was reduced from 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 inch to the current 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 ...

3. Laminated veneer lumber - Wikipedia

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   While plywood became widespread by the early 20th century, the invention of LVL was not until the 1980s after the invention of oriented strand board. [3] The American Wood Council's National Design Specification for Wood Construction is generally updated on a 3- to 5-year cycle. The 1991 release is the first release which mentions LVL.

4. Fiberboard - Wikipedia

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   Fiberboard, classified by ASTM C208, Standard Specification for Cellulosic Fiber Insulating Board, [4] has many benefits and is used in residential and commercial construction. Applications include: sound proofing/deadening; structural sheathing; low-slope roofing; sound deadening flooring underlayment

5. Engineered wood - Wikipedia

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   Large self-supporting wooden roof built for Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany. Engineered wood, also called mass timber, composite wood, man-made wood, or manufactured board, includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding or fixing the strands, particles, fibres, or veneers or boards of wood, together with adhesives, or other methods of fixation [1] to form ...

6. RFK Jr set to face abortion, vaccine scrutiny in sit-downs ...

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   Trump HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face questions on several controversial topics from senators when he makes the rounds on Capitol Hill this week.

7. Framing (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Robinson's system called for standard 2×4 lumber, nailed together to form a sturdy, light skeleton. Builders were reluctant to adopt the new technology; however, by the 1880s, some form of 2×4 framing was standard. [25] Alternatively, a precursor to the balloon frame may have been used by the French in Missouri as much as 31 years earlier. [17]

8. How world leaders are reacting to Jimmy Carter’s death - AOL

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   World leaders have offered their condolences following the death of former US President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday at the age of 100.

9. Google should be forced to bargain with contractor's union ...

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   Alphabet's Google is facing a second complaint from a U.S. labor board claiming that it is the employer of contract workers and must bargain with their union, the agency said on Monday. The ...