Tools

Convert

Convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy, and more

Dimension Calc

A wood detailing tool to help qualified professional designers estimate and account for dimensional change in new building construction. Wood shrinks when it dries and swells when it becomes wet. This on-line utility constitutes a quick and easy reference tool for calculating wood member dimensional changes due to changes in moisture contents

Board Foot Calc

One board foot is the nominal quantity of lumber derived from a piece of rough green lumber 1 inch thick and 1 foot wide by 1 foot long. The Board Foot Calc calculates lumber quantities in various units of measure based on dimensions and length entered.

Tall Walls Sizer

This tool is intended to assist in using wood for the design of tall walls in commercial and industrial structures and to provide a step-by-step guide to the design of these walls. The stud tables in this workbook are provided for lumber studs up to 6.1 m (20 ft.) and proprietary engineered wood studs up to 11.9 m (39 ft.). In addition, a detailed design example of manufacturing facility is provided describing structural, thermal and fire consideration for tall walls. This tool is addressing changes in the new edition of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC 2005) and the CSA O86 Standard