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How to Get Lumber for Free or Cheap

Lumber may be in high demand right now, but you can still score what you need in unexpected places.

Lumber Prices Are Falling—Here's How You Can Save Money On Your Next DIY Project

If you have home projects to complete, now is the time.

Guide to the Different Lumber Grades

Use this guide to help identify the different types of lumber and learn which ones will be useful for which projects.

10 of the Best Log Cabin Kits to Buy and Build

If you consider yourself handy but still need a little help, these log cabin kits are exactly what you need to get the job done.

EPA Requirements When Importing Composite Wood Products

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to remind everyone who imports ‘composite wood products’ into the United States that they must comply with EPA’s formaldehyde emission standards, which prevent adverse health effects. What products are covered by this requirement? Any composite wood products of hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard (MDF), or particleboard, Component parts, or finished... Read more »

U.S. Paper and Wood Products Manufacturers Show Significant Progress toward Sustainability Goals

U.S. Paper and Wood Products Manufacturers Show Significant Progress toward Sustainability Goals

Why You Should Recycle Your Wood Products

At AltruWood, our expertise in recycled wood and FSC-certified wood products places us at the intersection of sustainability and design.

Yes, some wood products actually taste great. 700 Rapides students learn about forestry.

Did you know there’s wood cellulose in your ice cream? These Rapides fifth-graders do.

Federal Government Helps Grow International Markets for Canadian Wood Products

As the world shifts to a low-carbon future, getting clean Canadian goods to international markets is of vital importance. By promoting innovative forest products from our sustainably managed forests, we are expanding market access and creating jobs and economic opportunities for Canadians.

Panelization Advantages and Benefits

"Enlarge Your Bottom Line by Reducing Your Waste Line" by Phill Barrett<br>Going, going, gone green? Not if you are still framing your projects the way your daddy did. Green means more than using sustainable sources of materials or hyperâinsulating your projects. The three âRâsâ of the green movement are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. There should be a fourth âRâ, Rethink. Rethink your processes and how you have built in the past and where your profits are coming…

4 Types of Engineered Wood Products You Should Know About

We're exploring some of the different types of engineered wood products available on the market and what they should be used for.

How to invest in technology

One of the most common questions I get asked is, ‘What technology or companies should I invest in? You study technology everyday and spend time large companies, so you must have an opinion’. And you guessed... [ READ POST ]

How to sell ideas

A decade ago I got a business lesson I’ll never forget. A vital one for people who trade in ideas, creative output, concepts and the like. At the time, I was working as the head... [ READ POST ]

How to Reach the Youth Culture?

On Birthdays, Books and Benefits by Steve Carpenter

I love a good party. Perhaps that’s to be expected of a Director of Development and Church Relations. You’d think someone whose job it is to meet people would of course enjoy being in a crowd. But …

Ever Feel Helpless?

When you’re young, there’s no problem that can’t be solved, no mountain that can’t be climbed, and no challenge that is too big to accept. But as you get older (and...

Finding your future

We see what we look for. When it comes to our future, we choose whether or not we see opportunity or impending economic apocalypse. It’s a lot like an old investing maxim: The investment opportunity... [ READ POST ]

Why reaction videos matter

Reaction videos are hot, reaction videos are now and reaction videos tell us so much about what will matter in the future. But before we get into the why, let’s cover off the what. Reaction... [ READ POST ]

What data and fences have in common

We’ve entered the age of the Data Imperialist. New world powers are taking resources before those handing them over have realised what is happening. Once again, it seems that the future is repeating the past. Most... [ READ POST ]

What data doesn't understand

It’s true data, and our new found ability to sift through large volumes of it, has come with many benefits: fraud detection, genomics, natural language processing to name a few. But, data doesn’t get humanity.... [ READ POST ]