Title
October 2020 OMG Meeting

Summary
Dos and Donts of Engineered Wood Products by Russ Howe

Description

Mike's Monthly Minute
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The Dos and Donts of
Engineered Wood Products
by Russ Howe of Weyerhauser

Builders are using more and more engineered wood products (EWP). These elements have very specific characteristics, installation requirements and failure modes. That is why we went to the expert--a factory representative with decades of experience.

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About our Guest :: Russ Howe

As a young boy, Russ was always interested in building things and, while in college, helped build his grandfather's home. The rest was history. Born and raised in Corning, N.Y., Russ graduated from Corning East High School. Russ got his associates degree in math and science from Corning Community College and went on to get his bachelor of arts in wood products engineering from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse in 1987. For three years following his graduation, Russ worked at Glulam Systems doing everything from sales to delivering to drawing to collecting. In 1990 he was hired by Trus Joist (later to be known as Weyerhaeuser) and has worked for them serving the industry ever since.

In the Trus Joist years, Russ received sales awards every year: platinum in 1992 and 1993; gold in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997; silver in 1999; and bronze in 1998. He was also TJ Great Lakes Salesman award winner in 1992, his first full year with the company. Russ's accolades with the company continued to grow in the Weyerhaeuser years, winning the highly prestigious Weyerhaeuser PROS Award three times since 1999.

Russ has served many organizations in various capacities. His list of public service includes past board member of Morrisville College's wood products division, past board member of Finger Lakes Community College's architectural program, and current board member of SUNY ESF wood products. Russ is also a Master Forest Owner (MFO) volunteer with Cornell University. In addition, Russ has served the WNYLDA as board member since 2008. In his capacity on the board he has served on the membership committee and also on the very prestigious and progressive advertising committee.

Russ married his beloved wife, Jennifer, in 1991-the same year he started at Trus Joist. Their daughter, Rebecca, was born in 1993 and will graduate from SUNY Oswego in the spring of 2016. Russ and Jennifer run West Wind Farm, boarding dogs and cats. They are proud of their home and land where they harvest and manage their own hardwood timber.

He is an avid hunter and fisher-man, and enjoys woodworking in hls woodshop. Russ has even been seen on a few golf courses recently.

Date And Time
10/14/2020 08:00 pm



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