Resources
The Composite Panel Association offers educational outreach to a variety of audiences, including architects, designers, specifiers, processors, downstream users, distributors, and consumers. Educational messages are delivered through trade fair exhibits, presentations, continuing education units, and webinars.
The association publishes various promotional materials to increase the awareness and use of industry products among a wide variety of audiences. These materials highlight the positive environmental attributes, design capabilities, product innovations, and versatility of products made with composite panels and complementary decorative surfaces.
Design Portfolio
The Buyers Guide provides the most comprehensive product information available about North American wood-based composite panels and decorative surfacing products. The Guide includes in-depth product descriptions, as well as listings of standard and specialty products available.
CEU Programs
CPA is an approved provider of Continuing Education Courses for the American Institute of Architects. CPA has developed courses for architects and designers to learn about the benefits of sourcing wood-based composite panels and decorative surfaces.
CPA Store
Over 40 publications are offered through the association, including fact sheets, technical bulletins, ANSI standards, industry performance data, along with other educational materials on the use of industry products.
Technical Bulletins
CPA publishes a number of Technical Bulletins offering in-depth information of the properties and proper usage of composite panel products.
Member Resources
CPA staff and committees create and curate additional resources for members and the public to review and disseminate to customers.
Industry Reports
CPA compiles and publishes the most definitive industry performance reports on wood-based composite panels produced in North America. Monthly and annual reports provide data on industry shipment and downstream market activity of particleboard, medium density fiberboard, hardboard engineered wood siding and trim, and thermally fused melamine, as well as mill-specific safety performance.
