<h1 class="featured">Cross-Laminated<br/>Timber</h1><p class="snippit">The American National Standards Institute approved a new standard for Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) on December 20, 2011. The standard provides requirements and test methods for qualification and quality assurance of the product. This test method includes seven stress classes covering major wood species. Code change proposals have already been submitted for the 2015 International Building Code....<br><br> <a class="featuredLink" href="2012february.php">...more</a></p> <h1 class="featured">Supporting<br> HLPA
through Membership</h1><p class="snippit">As the best choice of any building material in Hawaii, wood and lumber have proven to be the superior residential building material and withstood the test of time here in our islands.   Established in 2003, the Hawaii Lumber Products Association (HLPA) is...<br><br> <a class="featuredLink" href="information.php">...more</a></p> <h1 class="featured">Environmental Benefits</h1><p class="snippit">Wood is the ultimate Green building material and is so, not only because it’s the only naturally renewable building material, but because it actually helps the environment. <br><br> <a class="featuredLink" href="benifits.php">...more</a></p> <h1 class="featured">A Letter From The President</h1><p class="snippit">The Hawaii Lumber Products Association has successfully completed its eighth year of effort directed toward driving the growth of commerce in Hawaii through education of the general public, homeowners, commercial builders, designers and architects on the benefits of building with wood to increase its use as a major building material. <br><br><br> <a class="featuredLink" href="president.php">...more</a></p>