Wood as Food?; Housing Starts Pass 1 Million

Scientists Looking to Wood as Food Source Bioprocess engineer Y.H. Percival Zhang is working on a process that would transform trees and other non-edible plants into food. In an article from Science … Brian Dikes Joins Basic Coatings Sales Team Brian Dikes has been hired as the new central states regional sales manager for Basic Coatings. Dikes brings his experience with sales, purchasing and … U.S. Hardwood Exports to EU Dropped 20% in 2012 According to a report from the American Hardwood Export Council, temperate hardwood exports from the U.S. to the European Union fell 20 percent in 2012. This … March Housing Starts Break 1 Million Mark In March, privately-owned housing starts rose to their highest levels since 2008. A 26.9 percent increase in multifamily apartment buildings pushed total starts … Trick of the Trade: Take the Pain Out of Staining Vents Staining wood floor vents is both a pain and time-consuming, but here’s a trick... WWF Urges Russia to Stop Illegal Logging in Tiger Territory In a report released today, the wildlife advocacy group WWF  detailed the devastating effect illegal logging in Russia’s far east region have had on the critically … Unenforceable? Not All Clauses in Your Contract Are a Lock It is not unusual to see contracts in the construction industry that shift risks downstream. Especially in... HF Briefs: New Classified Ads Posted Today Aacer Flooring is looking to hire a regional sales manager for the residential distribution sales team to cover its Midwestern territory, PID Floors is hiring … HF Blogs: Let's Stop Scaring People About Formaldehyde I recently ranted about proposed anti-formaldehyde legislation . I noted that formaldehyde is a natural part of life. This put me in mind of when I was living and … New Reader Comments: This Astounding Staircase is Long on Legend, Short on Fact Great article. I posted this information on our Facebook back in March :) Why Bamboo, Composite, Engineered & Prefinished Floors Are Not Green Well done Avi, It is far better to harvest trees grown in a country that adheres to some form of responsible forest management. The most sustainable floor … This Astounding Staircase is Long on Legend, Short on Fact Doug - Very interesting - good job! So interesting I scoured the Internet looking for more info. Inspections Are Supposed to Help Our Industry, Not Hurt It Dave, The new prerequisite for CP I nspector includes 3 years verified hands on experience in both installation and sanding & finishing along with 2 … On the HF Forum: How NOT to sand too much? Our house of 3 years has floors that are in pretty bad shape. The poly is worn through in places and dirt is getting ground into the bare wood. Previous renovations … Glue Down Well worst that can happen if worst came to worst is you now have a floating floor instead of a glued down one. Nuthing wrong with that if it stays … Glue Down I have inspected wood floors that moisture readings as high as 19% mc which relates to approx 90% relative humidity. Due to running 2 Mastercool evaporative … border in floating floor I am installing engineered click/lock hardwood flooring and am trying to figure out how to create a border around a fireplace and around a sunken door mat. Mindful of … Please Help as soon as possible. Hi James, I have seen this happen when the stain has not had enough time to dry. Minwax stains need to dry and off gas. When you apply polyurethane over … Premium Partners                                     Share this email and stay connected                      Manage Email Preferences  |   Unsubscribe to future emails.   |   Forward to a Colleague This e-mail message was sent from a notification-only address that cannot accept in-coming e-mail. Please email Lisa at lisa@athleticbusiness.com with questions about your account. This email was sent to john_hames@comcast.net by: AB Media Inc. 22 E. Mifflin St., Ste 910, Madison, WI 53703 © 2013 | Privacy Policy