Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca N. Macdonald, East Carolina University; David L. Batie, East Carolina University; Ryan T. Goodman, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

profession. Informal exitsurveys and follow-ups with alumni regarding writing exercises will better gauge efficacy of thecurriculum.Possible future work spawned by these assignments includes research from the outcomes ofstudent writing and undergraduate involvement in selection of topical areas. One goal of anauthor is the publication of student work in the university newspaper, further establishing studentengagement in public discourse. Industry leaders implore for professionals to act as advocates ofpublic policy and creators of a national infrastructure plan.7 The achievement of this objectivecan only be reached through the impact of the recent graduates who recognize the importance ofpublic discourse/community engagement and will be advocates

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonel Aguilera, University of Texas, Pan American; Jaime Ramos-Salas P.E., University of Texas, Pan American; Sanjeev Kumar, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

; Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey; and Instituto Politcnico Nacional, Mexico.Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, University of Texas, Pan American Sanjeev Kumar, Associate Professor, is active in research, development, and teaching in the areas of computer network security, high-speed internet switching/routing, wireless ad hoc networks, computer architecture, digital logic systems, and smart grid. Before joining UTPA, Kumar worked with the leading networking companies in the United States. In the networking industry, Kumar played a leading role in planning, research, and development of new communications equipment and networks. Kumar has authored more than 50 technical papers. Kumar’s research findings have been

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech; Ashley Robinson, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

wasinterrupted by a technology malfunction. This malfunction occurred during the second phase ofthe training module, while the participants were role-playing as instructors and students.Interestingly enough, the three respondents whose usability scores dropped after the secondsession all belonged to that session. This might suggest that although this type of training moduleseems effective when it comes to training faculty members, it is extremely sensitive to and canbe negatively impacted by technology malfunctions.The evaluation data collected and analyzed thus far has been helpful for informing future traininginitiatives. The Instructional Technology team now plans to conduct this study with a largergroup as well as across different training classes

Conference Session

Simulations and Visualizations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

knowledge of particle measurement techniques to plan and conduct an ambient aerosol measurement campaign near the University. The students analyzed their data and compared it to measurements from nearby monitors and related the data to national standards.As the next step, the course material is being prepared for online posting and adapted for integration with the theoretical modules described earlier.COURSE WEB EFFECTIVENESS:The effectiveness of the course website was assessed in two ways:1. Usability tests were conducted on an early version of the site and conducted again onthe revised version of the site. In both tests, participants were given tasks to find coursematerial and use the calculation model available on the site. The purpose

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven O'Halloran, University of Portland; Matthew Rodrigues, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the voltage produced. The maximum temperature difference tested was 68.1°C and thisproduced an efficiency of 2.22% and an output power of 1.17 watts. While this efficiency mightseem low, thermoelectric generators are noted for their relatively low conversion efficiency.Also, the maximum temperature difference tested (68.1°C) is fairly modest, higher temperaturedifferences would result in higher efficiency. Typical thermoelectric devices require atemperature difference of approximately 500°C to achieve an efficiency of 10% 9,10. Testing isplanned for the future with higher temperature differences, but the current testing has beensuccessful for the conditions tested.It is planned to use this experimental setup both as an in-class demonstration

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Tom Szymoniak, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students for engineering practice, the importance of writing isoften emphasized. The need for improved writing skills is a regular finding in surveys ofemployers and graduates.1,2,3 Practicing engineers note the importance of communication skills,including writing, for advancing their careers.4 Accreditation criteria since 2000 have alsoreflected the importance of writing.Within civil engineering practice, writing takes on an even more important role than in manybranches of engineering. There is a vast array of writing behind any civil engineering project –qualifications proposals, cost proposals, scoping notes, technical memos, design reports, site visitreports, reports for regulatory agencies, e-mails among the team, plan sheet notes and

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen J. Horton P.E., University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

suitable as workplace records, • Time management planning Page 25.1076.8 • Regular attendance and arriving on time • Regular participation in assignments, both in and out of class • Respectful speech (which includes as subsets unbiased speech, acceptance of differences including place of origin, sexual orientation, sex of colleague) • Behavior in classrooms comparable to technical training and meetings in the workplace: no eating, routine participation both in attentiveness and in responsiveness, no “multi- tasking” such as email, texting, phone calls • Creating spreadsheets including programming engineering

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Connie Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

focused.[7]Overall, students that participate in a REU have positive experiences that increase theirconsideration of the pursing a graduate degree or a career in research. However, studentshave indicated that the important aspects of a REU for them include  Learning a topic in depth or having intensive exposure to a topic  The ability to apply their knowledge to a real situation  Learn to use appropriate methodology  Learn to work and think independently  Learn to design solutions to problems and learn to analyze data  Improving their oral skills  Improving their written skills  Clarifying their career plans [8]2. Traditional/Conventional Research Experience for UndergraduatesThe conventional model for an REU consists of

Conference Session

Technology in Mechanics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford Univeristy; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

we had originally planned to prohibit quarter-and three-quarter length joints between deltas, allowing only full side or half joints, to make calculationseasier, but this was too limiting in the creation of successful designs. We also consideredincreasing the internal area requirement from 100 quarter-deltas to 150. However, a larger areawould require more deltas and thus make it difficult for the entire class of twenty teams to play atonce, resource-wise.Writing New InstructionsThe last change we made to the game was writing a new set of instructions (see Appendix) thatincorporated all of the changes that we made. We divided these instructions into three parts: theDesign Task, instructions for the Project Manager, and instructions for the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

-campus in dormitories; someexceptions were made for local participants. The students attended various orientation andresearch-related seminars in the first week (program expectations, overview of all researchprojects, responsible conduct of research, lab safety, literature research). A written researchproposal was due at the end of the first week. This proposal described the independent projectthat each student planned to execute over the summer, including a literature review, researchhypotheses, experimental plan and methods. During the rest of the summer there was typicallyone group seminar scheduled each week. Most of these seminars were 1-hour lectures by facultyon various topics (such as environmental policy, environmental ethics

Conference Session

Global Studies, Initiatives, and Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teri Kristine Reed, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amanda G. Idema, Michigan State University; Jean Landa Pytel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

International

monitor each of these sites to maintain the integrity ofinformation and to make sure it is being used appropriately. Figure 4 is a screenshot of theRenren site. Figure 4. Screenshot of Renren Engineering Site of Purdue UniversityIn addition, working with offices of international scholars or students is a key element tounderstand when and how individual students will be arriving on campus. Access to tools, suchas systems that track visas, allow for proactive planning. This is especially the case as youanticipate student arrival and course needs.Within-course policies such as placement of students in first-year teams, can be a benefit tostudent success. Our international students, even in some of the increasing numbers, are stillunder

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

of specialized knowledge, most often in mathematics or in the sciences. Forhumanity students, fewer course offerings in technical fields are available as options because ofthese limiting requirements. This was recognized as one obstacle that needed to be addressed bycarefully choosing the course topic and content. For this particular course, a historical and socialreflection of the use of materials and was planned. We do not avoid numbers or analysis, butpresent these in ways that underline the conceptual point of discussion. With Materials Science and Engineering, the subject itself carries great breadth dealingwith high technical and specialized science through areas of business and impact. It is the latterportion of the field that

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-year Programs Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A. Meadows, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Elizabeth S. Hildinger, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

; and tobring them into the engineering community here at the University. It is a project-based class inwhich students work in teams and individually to master first-year level technical content in oneof the major engineering disciplines and to become competent in the major genres of technicaland professional communication.The current form of the course is the end result of a process that began in 1991, when the Collegeof Engineering faculty involved in the development and implementation of the communicationcurriculum, working with a small group of technical faculty interested in reaching out toengineering students at the beginning of their college careers, created a plan for a first-yearengineering class that would couple communication with an

Conference Session

FPD V: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-year Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. Since 2006, entering freshman take an “Introduction to Engineering” course, a two credithour course that meets the university’s “freshman experience” requirement. The course also givesfreshman engineers an introduction to the engineering profession, engineering design, differentengineering disciplines, and critical thinking. In the fall of 2011, there were 450 students in 12 sectionstaught by an instruction team of four faculty and six graduate teaching assistants. Critical Thinkingbecame an explicit part of the course in response to the University’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP),and the introduction to engineering course is responsible for teaching students the critical thinkingframework adopted by the university. Another significant

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob O. Hovsapian, Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Juan Ordonez, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal de Parana; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

consortium is centered on theinternational capstone senior design project course. Under this arrangement, four U.S. students,two at each Brazilian university, traveled to Brazil in the fall, which is actually the Brazilian“Spring” term, where they participated in two of the international capstone design projects that Page 25.572.4were developed during the summer before their departure. In Brazil the students joined a groupof non-FIPSE Brazilian students to undertake the planning and design phase of their projects inBrazil. Concurrently, five Brazilian exchange students traveled to the US where they

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Mikesell P.E., Ohio Northern University; David R. Sawyers Jr., Ohio Northern University; Jed E. Marquart, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

drivingevents and scores from written reports and oral presentations. Page 25.624.3SAE states that the object of the competition is “to provide SAE student members with achallenging project that involves the planning and manufacturing tasks found when introducing anew product to the consumer industrial market. Teams compete against one another to have theirdesign accepted for manufacture by a fictitious firm. Students must function as a team to notonly design, build, test, promote, and race a vehicle within the limits of the rules, but also togenerate financial support for their project and manage their educational priorities.” 6

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob T. Allenstein, Ohio State University; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

demonstrate professionalism by exhibiting integrity, providing leadership in a project to ensure the project success • Students are to produce quality designs that represent not only of themselves but of the industry company and the college. The designs must satisfy the performance requirements and constraints • Students are to establish team relationships with other members on the team, the advisor, the program coordinator, and the industry sponsor. • Students are to manage the project schedule and the resources by monitoring their own expenditures, their work assignments, and their course plan. • Students are to apply their prior knowledge, research, and any ideas in addressing the problem when

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; R. David Kent, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

? Page 25.666.2What is often lost in the educational process is that businesses and organizations, at a minimum,must have some essential components. Among such essentials are: • A revenue stream • A business plan for profitability • LeadershipOne can argue about adding one or two more to the list. And, one can argue how best to phrasethe items on the list. But the essence of the list remains. Engineers, because of their criticalposition within companies, are integral to addressing those essentials at some level. How is thatbeing done in the typical engineering curriculum?The important questions presented in life generally have no single correct answer, and fewanswers that are dependent on mathematical

Conference Session

Integrating Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Sean Michael Schmidt, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

the hybrid/buffet course was offered to all sections on campus in both Spring 2011and Fall 2011, no control group was available to compare learning within a given semester.Therefore, baseline data from an offering of the course in the traditional format in Fall 2010 wascompared to data collected from the two hybrid/buffet sections.The assessment plan consisted of a comparison of student performance on eight exam questionscovering select fundamental learning objectives of the course. The exam questions werepresented to students in the final exam of all Fall 2010 sections delivered in a traditional manner.The same questions were then embedded in exams of the hybrid/buffet course in both Spring2011 and Fall 2011. The Instructor was the same for

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

and theywere mixed in the same classroom. The focus of the Camp has been to strengthen collegepreparedness by offering hands-on experiences in STEM. At the same time a highlypersonalized tutoring in Math was offered to the students with a 5 to 1 student-instructor ratio.The hands-on experiences were in the form of a four-week project either in ComputerProgramming, Biology and Environmental Sciences. The camp concluded with a written reportand an oral presentation of the project.With the exception of the first STEM Summer Camp where students just took a traditional“lecture-based” math session, on the rest of the Camps the students were given a pre-test onMath that was used to develop a study plan for each student. The software used to prepare

Conference Session

Aircraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

need; students will predict performance of the designusing mathematics and science principles; and project supports the engineering process2. The useof SMA wires in this project was introduced in a manner as to require minimal changes in theproject plan. In fact, the project description given to the students (as a “work request” or “requestfor proposal”, etc.) did not specify how the claw was to operate. The SMAs have beenincorporated into the second-semester freshman engineering course for two semesters. In thespring of 2011, students were given the option of using the SMA wires, and most did. In the fall Page 25.793.3of 2011, students were

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Paras Mandal, University of Texas, El Paso; Maria Veronica Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Juan Venegas

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

through using(1) the Tutor System and (2) the RP Simulator. Particularly, we are interested in exploring if anon-traditional instruction approach through the Tutor System and the RP Simulator cancompete with and/or substitute to the traditional method (i.e., a face-to-face class). There are twomajor activities in our data collection plan. First, for effectiveness of the use of the tutor system,the instructor used Adobe Captivate® 5 to develop and demonstrate the use of the medicalmodeling software called Mimics® then saved it as a Captivate file (i.e. .wsf). Then, it wasuploaded in the tutor system to allow students to download it. Basically, there are two groupsunder this activity – Control Group/Group A (i.e., using face-to-face instruction

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsin K. Siddiqui, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Sulaiman Dawood Alrasheed, Saudi Aramco; Abdul Rahman Mohammed, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Azfar Amaan, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Waheed Hussain Aljaroudi P.E.; Abdullah Ahmed Al-Jughaiman, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Fayez Mohsen Alsaikhan, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Bahir Mohamad Alhashem

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Construction Engineering and Management. This particular offering of the coursereported here was in the Fall semester of 2010. As a part of the capstone course objectives, thestudents link the integrative perspective of Construction Project Management to the knowledgeareas of Project Management that have been individually covered under various courses such asPlanning and Scheduling, Cost Estimating, Quality Management, Human RecoursesManagement and Risk Management. The expected output is typically a project proposal thatemphasizes the project management challenges for a project.Project SelectionThe students were asked to propose a project for the course for which they would prepare adetailed project management plan. The student team came up with seven

Conference Session

STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Marshall P.E., University of Colorado, Denver; Michael Tang, University of Colorado, Denver; Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-3526: INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SO-CIETY (STS) COURSES INTO THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDr. Wesley Marshall P.E., University of Colorado, Denver Wesley Marshall is an Assistant Professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado, Denver, and Co-director of the Active Communities Transportation (ACT) research group. He focuses on transporta- tion research dedicated to building a more sustainable infrastructure, particularly in terms of improving road safety, active transportation, and transit-oriented communities. Other recent research topics involve transportation planning, congestion pricing, human behaviors, parking, and street networks. A native of Watertown, Mass., Marshall is a

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dimitris Vassiliadis, West Virginia University; D.J. Pisano, West Virginia University; Yu Gu, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

semester, the student team participates in testing and integration atNASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. The launch is followed by work on data analysis and preparation of afinal report. A brief description of the course procedures is given along with an overview of theexperiments conducted. A brief discussion of educational goals and positive outcomes of this activity forindividual students and annual teams is presented. Finally the lessons learnt in organizing the project andcourse are summarized since they may be useful for schools and organizations planning to develop suchprograms. 1. Introduction The Department of Physics at West Virginia University has sought to integrate project-based learningwith a regular classroom-based curriculum. One

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Gregory Stuart Rogers; Preston Jay Mendoza, National University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

teamcollaboration. 3.6. Data Entry and QueriesOnce the schema SQL script was executed, error free, within the MySQL workbenchenvironment, test data was entered. The original queries were taken from the Access databaseand altered (both in their commands and semantics) to fit the newly created schema residing inthe MySQL environment. Ultimately, the results of the queries populate the reports generated inthe web-based User Interface (UI) application or “front-end” for the database user to completethe task. The intent was to retain the original capability of the Access database (i.e. keep all thequeries for report generation) but use an open source SQL schema and a web-based applicationfor user presentation. In addition it was planned that any user based

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann P. McMahon Ph.D., Ann P. McMahon, LLC

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

educators from Washington University, the Saint Louis Science Center, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Saint Louis Zoo in providing curriculum, professional development, kit materials, an interactive website, and a visiting science laboratory/classroom to schools throughout the St. Louis area. She serves on the national faculty of the National Science Resources Center’s Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) strategic planning institutes. She was a 2008 and 2009 fellow in the Psychodynamic Research Training Program at Yale University’s Anna Freud Child Study Center. McMahon has a distinctive ability to translate cutting edge concepts from various disciplines in science, engineering, and education in an

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

50%responding departments answered yes. Of 40% Percent Respondingthe two departments who responded no, 30%one plans to implement a capstone coursewithin one to two years. The other has no 20%plans to implement. 10

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; James R. Lewis, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

MainStoryboard.storyboard to plan Calculator layout. 3. Create a label and appropriate buttons for digits (0-9) entered as well as for four Page 25.985.13 operations (+, -, *, /) and Enter button. We need an Enter button because a RPN calculator puts all of its operands on a stack and then operates on them. Enter is used to push a number onto the operand stack. For example 3 Enter 4 Enter * results in 12 4. Control-click-drag from the label you created in the View window to the UILabel IBOutlet property display. 5. Control-click-drag from each button in the View window to the appropriate IBAction method. For each digit button, you

Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikhail Gershfeld S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Charles B. Chadwell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

”. In2009, British Columbia adopted Wood First Initiative: Wood First Act (2009 LegislativeSession: 1st Session, 39th Parliament, 2009)[5]. This initiative requires that wood is consideredas the primary building material in all new publicly-funded buildings in accordance withapplicable building codes. This first step in Canada’s fascilitation of the wood use action plan isalso spilling into the United States. The Northwest states are debating similar initiatives and theState of Oregon attempted, although unsuccessfully, to adopt similar legislature in 2011.In February of 2008, the Wood Products Council (WPC), a cooperative venture of the majorwood associations in North America in partnership with research organizations and governmentagencies