Bioproducts Links & Resources

Websites Associated with Department Programs

• Center for Biorefining
• Agricultural Safety and Health
• Agricultural Drainage
• Biomass for Electricity and Process Heat at Ethanol Plants
• Erosion and Sediment Control Certification Program
• Forest Products Management Development Institute (FPMDI)
• Manure Management and Air Quality

Biomass, Bioenergy and Emerging Bio-based Products

• Biobased Manufacturers Association
• Biomass Energy Research Association
• Biomass Research and Development Initiative
• Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program
• Fostering the Bioeconomic Revolution...in Biobased Products and Bioenergy: an Environmental Approach (886K pdf)
• Green Building Products
• How Ethanol is Made - includes video tour of an ethanol plant
• National Corn Growers Association: Corn Products Directory
• United Soybean Board - Click on "Products Guide."
• U.S. Department of Energy, Biomass Program
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Comprehensive ProcurementGuideline Program - Some of the recycled content products designated by EPA, such as paper products, compost, and hydraulic mulch are biobased.
• USDA Biobased Products and Bioenergy Coordination Council (BBCC)

Residential Construction

• Healthy Housing - from the Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation
• Indoor Air Quality and Personal Exposure Assessment Program - California Air Resources Board
• Indoor Air Quality - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Health House: Making Homes Healthier - American Lung Association
• Energy Efficient Building Association
• Energy Information Center - Minnesota Department of Commerce

Pulp and Paper

• Professional Organizations
• Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry (TAPPI)
• Paper Industry Management Association (PIMA)
• Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP)
• Pulp & Paper Resources - Resource Central
• Pulp and Paper Pointers
• Pulp and Paper Education and Research Alliance (PPERA)
• Pulp and Paper Online
• Pulpandpaper.net - industry information
• Pponline.com - daily news about the paper industry
• Pulp and Paper - LookSmart Categories

Forestry

• Yahoo! Forestry Index
• Forest Products Home Page - AIChE
• Forest Products Society
• Forest Resources Environmental Education (F.R.E.E.) Network - A University of Minnesota site containing information and links to educational resources to assist teachers
• Forestry Learning Opportunities for Workers - An information site for Oregon's forest products workforce
• Forestry Links - from About.com
• GoForWood.info - portal to the forestal, sylvicultural, woodworking and related trades and activities
• USDA Forest Products Laboratory
• Special Forest Products - Marketing & Utilization
• WWW Virtual Library: Forestry
• Steve Shook's Directory of Forest Products, Wood Science, & Marketing

Forest Products Organizations

• APA -- The Engineered Wood Association
• American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA)
• American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC)
• International Log Builders' Association
• American Wood Council
• American Wood Preservers' Association (AWPA)
• American Wood Preservers Institute (AWPI)
• Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc.
• Composite Panel Association & Composite Wood Council
• Forest Products Society (FPS)
• Hardwood Manufacturers Association
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
• National Association of State Foresters
• National Wood Flooring Association
• Quebec Forest Industries Association (Association des industries forestiéres du Quèbec AIFQ)
• Society of American Foresters
• Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST)
• Southern Forest Products Association
• Southern Pine Council
• Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB)
• Western Wood Products Association (WWPA)
• Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA)

Schools Accredited by the Society of Wood Science and Technology

• Clemson University, Forestry and Natural Resources
• North Carolina State University, Wood & Paper Science
• Oregon State University, College of Forestry
• Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources
• University of Maine, Chemical & Biological Engineering
• University of Massachusetts, Building Materials & Wood Technology
• University of Minnesota, Bio Products & Biosystems Engineering
• University of Washington, College of Forest Resources
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Wood Science & Forest Products
• West Virginia University, Wood Industries