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Raised-heel trusses provide a simple, cost-effective way to meet stricter energy-efficiency codes and standards.
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Even as we recover from the housing crash, we should keep in mind some key lessons that can help us prospect in the future.
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The Sustainable Forestry Initiative urged a "no" vote against the U.S. Green Building Council's proposed benchmark standards that would decide when a wood-certification group like SFI would have its certification qualify for points in the LEED rating system. In doing so, it joins with the Forest...
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Key players in the years-long fight over green construction wood-certification schemes appear to be uniting--for opposite reasons--behind promoting a "no" vote on a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) proposal that would set standards on which groups' wood certification schemes will qualify for...
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The U.S. Green Building Council will begin collecting votes Oct. 25 on proposed language that would set standards on which groups' wood certification schemes will qualify for points in the USGBC's LEED program recognizing green construction. Ballots will be accepted until Nov. 23, and the council...
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Like a spaceship rocketing into the heavens, the Energy Star for Homes program is about to ignite the rocket's third stage.
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The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association urged a standard-setting setting group for softwood lumber to help create an eco-label that mills could add to their wood grade stamp if the timber they use came from a certified green forest. If enacted and recognized by forest...
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"Have you ever noticed that when the economy gets tight, standards go down? " Florida-based lumberyard manager Don Magruder asks. He argues that, during these times of economic challenge, everyone should be preparing themselves and their facilities for success, which will come when this economy...
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While there is no real secret to keeping a company afloat in today's challenging market, some ideas are less well known than others. Here are 10 tips collected during my work with leading profitable dealers.
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Many dealers and manufacturers view branding as a luxury or simply a waste of time. But nothing could be further from the truth.
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Richard Heath, a consultant who runs LBM roundtables, recently asked lumberyard executives to tell him what they're doing to get through the housing slump. In this article, he compiles 10 of the best ideas he's heard.
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