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Going for the Gold by Going Green
By Carla Waldemar
BPD-Building Products Digest
KELLIE Suplicki has to stop and think for a moment when pressed for her official title at Chace Building Supply of Connecticut. 
With a peek at her business card for affirmation, she confirms that she's the firm's kitchen & bath consultant. But "our green guru" is what everybody actually calls her-a moniker that better reflects both her on-the-job role and her personal passion.
11/17/2008 read more
Green Collar Jobs
By Jay Tompt
Plan-It Hardware
On the national stage, it appears that plans to stimulate the growth of green collar jobs are already underway.
11/13/2008 read more
Composite Decking Debate: Solid vs. Hollow
By David Koenig
BPD-Building Products Digest
ALL composite decking is not created alike. Most noticeably, some manufacturers produce solid boards, while others craft hollow or "voided" profiles. Visually, solid profile decking better simulates the shape of real wood, while hollow profile decking often has an engineered look. But are there deeper differences?
11/10/2008 read more
Treated Engineered Wood Products Solve "Core" Framing Challenge
By Cleon Pilon
iLevel by Weyerhaeuser
If you already carry engineered wood products, what are the benefits of also carrying treated EWPs? Does the potential for more customers outweigh the costs of using limited space and managing additional SKUs?
11/5/2008 read more
Nature & Technology Keep Wood a Valuable Building Material
By Huck DeVenzio
Arch Wood Protection
DOES a product that was used in prehistoric shelters have a place in laser-protected, voice-activated, wi-fi, high-def, low-flush residences?
In the case of wood, it not only has a place but it provides aesthetic, environmental, and economic advantages. And, through modern treatment technology, wood offers additional features to homeowners while opening new applications for builders.
People like the natural appearance of wood
11/3/2008 read more
Composites To Lead Fencing Rebound
By David Koenig
BPD-Building Products Digest
U.S. demand for fencing is forecast to grow 2% a year to 935 million linear ft. in 2012, according to a new Freedonia Group study.
10/30/2008 read more
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