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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 support and sustain the use of the products and 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. ______________________________________________________________________________
News Items NAWPC is offering the Wood Pole Structure Design Course for FREE to the employees of the electric utilities industry. The seminar is normally $795 per attendee. The course will be held at the St. Louis Airport Marriott September 18-20, 2012. The instructor will be Richard Lovelace, Hi-Line Engineering, and 18 Professional Development Hours will be earned by those completing the course. 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. Due to the technical nature of the course, enrollment is limited to 40 attendees. A course outline, registration and hotel information is available via this pdf link: Wood Pole Seminar Flyer & Registration Document
HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICY BILLS SKYROCKET - USA Today (December 2011) End-of-Life Management of Preserved Wood-The Case For Reuse For Energy: AquAeter - Chris Bolin and Stephen Smith, November 2010
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