Demonstration buildings validate potential of multifunctional panels

摘要

Changes made to energy efficiencyrequirements in Canada and theU.S. may dramatically affect the wood panel sheathing market.When work on multifunctional panels was initiated, APA—The Engineered Wood Association, estimated that an eventual substitution of oriented strand-board (OSB) and plywood sheathing by non-wood products could result in a 20 per cent loss of market share, or one billion square feet.