introduction to lamco forest products, engineered wood

RELAM – LFS

Structural Components

2”x 3” to 2”x 16”

RELAM LFS: Pre-drilled optionSTRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

Relam Stud - No twisting -Zero Waste

100% Wane Free Edges !

Pre-Drilled Relam Stud

RELAM LFS• More stable : stays STRAIGHT

• 100% useable : ZERO WASTE

• Lower moisture content < 14%• Lighter than SYP

• Strong Engineering Values: 1.5 E to 2.0 E

• PET up to 32’ (Any 1/16” increment)

• Exact widths : 2 ½” – 16” (in 1/16” incr.)

• Available Pre-Drilled

Available in 4 grades: 12F,18F,20F & 24F

Building Component Acceptance Report (BCAR)

No.1278 (Original LFS)

LAMCO FOREST PRODUCTS Listed Engineered Products 4 & 5

RELAM - LFS® - STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS 12F Grade THICKNESS DEPTH FLEXURAL

BENDINGSTRENGTH

Fb 1

TENSIONPARALLELTO GRAIN

Ft 1,2

SHEARPARALLELTO GRAIN

Fv 1

COMPRESSIONPERPENDICULAR

TO GRAIN

Fc┴ 1

COMPRESSIONPARALLELTO GRAIN

Fc// 1

MODULUS OF

ELASTICITY

E 1 × 10 6

INCHES POUND PER SQUARE INCH - PSI

1 7/16”

To

1 1/2 ”

2.5”3.54.55.56.5

2,3002,1501,6001,6001,450 1,300 135 425 1600

1.6

7.258.25

9.25-9.510.25-14

1,4501,2501,2501,250 1.5

SPAN : When Relam-LFS® Rimboard is used as a beam / header or to span openings, calculate allowable span using values listed herein.

NOTES 1. Not adjusted for end use.

2. The listed value of Ft is for a length of 24-inches or less. For up to 24-feet lengths, calculate allowable tensile

stress Ft' at Length L, using: Ft' = (24 / L)0.15 × Ft, where L = Length of member and Ft = listed value herein.

3. Acceptable for use as rafters, beams, headers, studs, columns, wall plates, joists, rimboard and wood trusses.

Prepared by James A. Rothman, P.E. , Sr. Vice President - Q.C., PFS Corporation 9/21/06

Building Component Acceptance Report (BCAR) No 1278-12009 New Product

LAMCO FOREST PRODUCTSListed Engineered Products 4 & 5

RELAM - LFS® - STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS 18F GradeTHICKNESS DEPTH FLEXURAL

BENDINGSTRENGTH

Fb 1


Ft 1,2


Fv 1


TO GRAIN

Fc┴ 1


Fc// 1

MODULUS OF

ELASTICITY

E 1 × 10 6


1 7/16 ”

To

1 1/2 ”

2.5”3.55.57.259.2511.25

1416

2,1502,1502,1502,0001,9001,8001,7001,650

1,585 180 830 1925 1.6

NOTES 1. Not adjusted for end use.2. The listed value of Ft is for a length of 88-inches or less. For up to 32-feet lengths, calculate allowable tensilestress Ft' at Length L, using: Ft' = Ft(88 / L)^0.134, where L = Length of member (inches) and Ft = listed value herein.3. The listed value of Ft is for a length of 88-inches or less. For up to 32-feet lengths, calculate allowable tensilestress Ft' at Length L, using: Ft' = Ft(88 / L)^0.125, where L = Length of member (inches) and Ft = listed value herein.4. Acceptable for use as rafters, beams, headers, studs, columns, wall plates, joists, and wood trusses.5. Use 0.44 specific gravity to determine the full range of fastener withdrawal and lateral values in both orientations.

Prepared by James A. Rothman, P.E. , Sr. Vice President - Q.C., PFS Corporation 8-May-09




BENDINGSTRENGTH

Fb 1


Ft 1,2


Fv 1


TO GRAIN

Fc┴ 1


Fc// 1

MODULUS OF

ELASTICITY

E 1 × 10 6


1 7/16 ”

To

1 1/2 ”

2.5”3.55.57.259.2511.25

1416

2,4502,4502,4502,4502,4502,3402,2002,140

1,800 205 945 2190 1.8






BENDINGSTRENGTH

Fb 1


Ft 1,2


Fv 1


TO GRAIN

Fc┴ 1


Fc// 1

MODULUS OF

ELASTICITY

E 1 × 10 6


1 7/16 ”

To

1 1/2 ”

2.5”3.55.57.259.2511.25

1416

2,7852,7852,7852,6002,4502,3302,2002,130

2,175 250 945 2660 2.0



LAMFLOOR

Structural Rustic Flooring

LAMFLOOR

Home show, Quebec 2008

Visitors walking on Lamfloor, installed at 48” on center in this picture

LAMFLOOR Used for CEILING / ROOFING system

LAMFLOOR Directly on the joist / beam / log

LAMFLOOR

LAMFLOOR is Easy to stain Jack Pine shown here

Give it the color you want !Walnut Color on display

LAMFLOOR : Oil finish

LAMWALL

Interior and Exterior Siding

2007 Project

LAMWALL: Double Flat

LAMWALL: Double Round

LAMWALL: Board on Board

DECKING

Anti slip surface

Cupping prevention groves

Same length(no mixed lengths required)

GREEN ADVANTAGE

THE GREENEST BUILDING SOLUTIONS

Lamco Forest Products is dedicated to produce the Greenest Engineered Wood on the market by :

• Our Strict Sustainable Forestry Practices

• Recycling visually declassified raw material into a No.1 Quality product

• Beeing GREEN at the Lamco Plant

• Reducing Waste at your plant or on your construction site

• Offering your Customers more Quality & Environment Friendly Solutions


Our raw material is purchased ONLY from local suppliers that can guaranty that:

1. Their forestry management practices are certified under one of the following:• CSA Z809 : Canadian Standards Association: Sustainable Forestry

Management standard, for wood harvested in public forest, which represents 85% of the Canadian forest.

• SFI: Sustainable Forestry Initiative for wood harvested in private forest.• FSC: Forest Stewardship Council, there is currently no local supplier

certified under FSC, but when some obtain it, we will prefer raw material from them.

2. That lumber drying was performed in kiln dryers heated with renewable bio- fuels.

Our Sustainable Forestry Policy:


LAMCO creates ADDED VALUE:

• Lamco’s second transformation process turns small dimension and low graded coniferous species of Northern Canada into a stronger and higher quality product.

• It considerably improves the engineering design values of what would have otherwise been sold as a commodity products.


GREEN ADVANTAGE: At Lamco Plant:

Waste is re-used or recycled: What is cut from a board is either rerun through production into appearance/non structural products or recycled into wood pellets in a plant adjacent to us. Zero waste of raw material.

Proximity to the source: Our plant is close to the forests where harvesting is done and close to 1st transformation plants (our suppliers). Reduction of transportation and energy costs from harvesting to final transformation.

Innovative and low energy drying technology: Engineered wood requires high control of the moisture content of raw material, even when purchased kiln dry. Lamco operates its own dryers on low temperature basis using electrical heat pumps. Our electricity supplier, Hydro-Quebec, produces it from renewable sources. Minimum energy consumption.

Worldwide unique gluing and pressing process: Lamco’s patented process uses only 1% of glue in its engineered wood, the lowest among all competitors. Minimum adhesive used.


Reducing Waste at your Plant or on your construction site:

Lamco can produce any exact width and length you need by increment of only 1/16’’: From 2 ½’’ to 16” width and up to 32’ in length.

• Exact length: Reduces waste, handling and disposal cost on your end, reduces production time and floor space required to cut to length (and energy needed).

• Exact width: Allows for optimum engineering design and prevents using more material than needed (Ex.: Why use a 2 x 6 where a 2 x 5 would be enough?).

• Our product is 100% usable: Unlike standard lumber, all pieces of a unit will be usable, since the wane has been removed and recycled at the Lamco plant. This can represent a 10-20% reduction of waste vs. standard lumber, also reducing waste handling and waste removal /disposal.

• Pre-drilled holes: If needed, holes can be pre-drilled on the Lamco production line (*customer must provide engineering instructions), to reduce the number of operations, reduce time, reduce potential for errors during installation and provide uniform holes drilling to reduce length of electrical wires needed in the house.


Quality for your Customers and better for the Environment:

• Reduces energy consumption for heating and cooling: Wood is a better insulator than other materials; 15 times better than concrete and 400 times better than steel.

• Usage of wood reduces the need to burn fossil fuels: According to CORRIM, a building framed in wood in Minneapolis, compared to steel, requires 16% less energy (extraction to maintenance) and has 26% less impact on Global Warming Potential and the same house in Atlanta, as compared to concrete, requires 17% less energy and has 31% less impact on GWP. Usage of wood stores CO2, a process known as carbon sequestration.

• Wood outperforms competitors in Life Cycle Assessment: According to Canadian Wood Council, wood, used instead of steel and concrete, will respectively, decrease air pollution by 24% and 47%, produce 8% and 23% less solid waste, use 11% and 81% less resources and discharge 4 and 3.5 times less water pollution.

• Wood is Wood: Lamco’s engineered wood is the closest product to solid wood, but with better resistance values. All Lamco products are manufactured according to a strict Quality Control process, audited by an independent third party, PFS Corporation.

CANADA :

Steve Mailhot, MBADirector of SalesTel: 418-679-2647 x 231Mobile: [email protected]

USA & International Sales :

Mélanie Cauchon, B.Eng. US Sales ManagerTel: 508-534-5570Mobile: [email protected]

CONTACT US :

mailto:[email protected]

For more information visit

www.lamcoforest.com

THANK YOU

Prepared by Mélanie Cauchon, B. Eng.

U.S. Sales Manager, Lamco Forest Products

Direct: 508-534-5570

Updated 09/10/2009

http://www.lamcoforest.com/

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