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Welcome The North American Wood Pole Council is an independent council representing the producers and suppliers of wood poles and crossarms in North America. A primary focus of the council is to provide information to the designers, specifiers and users of the products. The intent of this website is to provide the interested party with a window of access to a wide array of pertinent information from a variety of sources. While the council seeks to provide the most current and accurate information in posting materials or providing links, no warranty as to the accuracy of the information is intended or implied. The user is urged to review the Disclaimer and is cautioned to make his or her own independent evaluation of the information. If inaccuracies are noted, users are urged to contact the Council as well as the source of the specific documents with their views. **2008 NAWPC Wood Pole Structure Design Seminars The attendee will learn to design wood electrical distribution structures. This will include calculating strength and maximum allowable spans for wind and ice loading, guy loading due to tension and wind, and non-design aspects of wood structures. Course Includes an extensive design and reference guide. Attendees completing this seminar will earn 18 Professional Development Hours. The Instructor is Mr. Richard Lovelace with HiLine Engineering - www.gdsassociates.com ** NEW OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND, A study on the costs and benefits of undergrounding overhead power lines, by Bradley W. Johnson, president of ACN Energy Ventures Click Here ** NEW RESOURCE STATUS AND THE FUTURE OUTLOOK FOR UTILITY POLE SUPPLY FOR WESTERN SPECIES, Pete Zech, Pole Business Manager, Weyerhaeuser Co. Paper presentated at the 2007 Utility Pole Conference, October 11, 2007, Vancouver, WA Click Here ** NEW THE HARDENING OF UTILITY LINES - IMPLICATIONS FOR UTILITY POLE DESIGN AND USE, Martin Rolins, P.E., President, H.M. Rollins Company, Inc. Paper presented at the 2007 Utility Pole Conference, October 10, 2007, Vancouver, WA Click Here
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