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

He has been a member of ASTM International’s wood committee (D07) since 1995. In 2013, the committee honored him with its L.J. Markwardt Award. Line also served on ASTM’s Committee on Standards (COS) for six years, chairing it for three. Beyond D07, he has worked with ASTM’s committees on plastics (D20) and performance of buildings (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.