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Natural Home and Garden Magazine, May/June 2012

Date: 13 Apr 2012
Posted by: Dave S.
News
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Natural Home and Garden: A Healthier Home Natural Home and Garden: All Decked Out


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AltruWood Featured in Natural Home and Garden Magazine




13
Apr

Date: 13 Apr 2012
Posted by: Dave S.
Beams & Timbers,Decking,Flooring,FSC,Reclaimed,Siding
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We are very pleased to announce that two recent articles in Natural Home and Garden Magazine cite AltruWood as a resource for clean, green products for today's homes. One feature provides advice to home owners on choosing products that are healthy--or low in toxic content--for home design or remodels. This takes everything into consideration, from furniture to paint to flooring. Another feature focuses...


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Posting, Tweeting and Pinning

Date: 29 Mar 2012
Posted by: Dave S.
Beams & Timbers,Decking,Flooring,FSC,Lumber,Reclaimed,Shakes and Shingles,Siding
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Recently, we joined Pintertest. Considering the site's explosive 2012 growth, we wanted to find out what all the fuss was about. We've been busy pinning and repinning since we joined. Are you on Pinterest? Check us out! We've also been Facebooking and Tweeting for some time now. Every once in a while we like to highlight the things we've been talking about on our social media sites. Especially when...


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On Our Twitter List

Date: 16 Feb 2012
Posted by: Dave S.
Beams & Timbers,Flooring,FSC,Lumber,Reclaimed,Shakes and Shingles,Siding
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A different turn this week, as we look at recent Tweets that seem worthy of another look. We joined the Twitterverse to share ideas and designs that inspire us, plus highlight news from the green building and lumber industries. We look forward to expanding our online universe, with continued Tweets and follows, and we will be spending more time hanging out on our Facebook page. "Like" us to find out what...


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Western Red Cedar: Things to Consider When Buying




12
Jan

Date: 12 Jan 2012
Posted by: Dave S.
Shakes and Shingles,Siding
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So you’ve decided on western red cedar for your siding, shingles, or shakes project. Nice choice! Western red cedar is stable, produces its own preservative oil, and does a darn fine job insulating whatever it covers. It’s also free of resin, but this is the easy part, because unless you know how climate, grain, and type will play into your project, the easy will turn difficult. Here’s what to consider...


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Ipe Decking & Climate




05
Oct

Date: 05 Oct 2011
Posted by: Dave S.
FSC,Lumber
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Ipe decking and flooring has become massively popular over the last few years. So much so, that the U.S. has experienced a shortage of the material in recent years. While demand has been high, the slow-down in building and remodeling across the country has decreased the price lumber suppliers can pay for Ipe, just as availability has fallen. FSC® Ipe is particularly hard to find because the wood...


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