Philip Line, vice president, codes & regulations at the American Wood Council (AWC) has started his three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors.

ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around the world.

Line has been a leader in development and acceptance of design provisions for wood construction, both through AWC and through participation in the International Code Council.

A member of ASTM International’s wood committee (D07) since 1995, the committee honored Line with its L.J. Markwardt Award in 2013. Line also served on ASTM’s committee on standards (COS) for six years, chairing it for three. Beyond D07, he has also worked with ASTM’s performance of buildings committee (E06).

Line earned his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech and his master of engineering degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia.

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