Portland, OR – It used to be, if someone wanted to “build green”, they better be prepared to spend significantly more money to do so. Now, as the Green Building Phenomenon increases, the savvy homeowner or contractor is finding that certain Green Building materials can actually cost them less than their non-responsible counterparts. FSC Certified Lumber, which has been limited in growth due to significantly higher prices than non-FSC Certified lumber, can now, with a little bit of research, be found at prices lower than non-FSC. The reason for this: direct to homeowner distribution.

AltruWood Inc (altruwood.com) , a nationwide distributor of FSC Certified building products is leading the charge in bringing consumers FSC Certified Lumber Products at prices below what the consumer would pay for non-FSC. Consumers are essentially benefitting from the perfect storm of the growth in green building, the overall decline of the building sector, and the industry wide use of the Internet to source Green Building materials. In this delicate economy, traditional lumber yards and building centers are wary of stocking FSC Certified material, in which, all things being equal, they would pay a slight premium for. As a result, long-time FSC Certified companies such as AltruWood, are going direct with pricing that would normally have an additional 15% – 30% local distributor markup on it. The end result is a price tag for the customer less than what they would pay for non-FSC.

Consumers are most likely to see the cost savings in standard, non-commodity building materials such as Red Cedar Siding, Cedar Shakes and Shingles, Ipe Decking and wide plank flooring.

About AltruWood:

AltruWood, Inc is based in Portland, Oregon and is a manufacturer and distributor of FSC Certified lumber, shakes, shingles, decking, and flooring. Along with FSC Certified products AltruWood also offers reclaimed product line including reclaimed Doug Fir beams, reclaimed hand hewn beams, reclaimed flooring and the innovative dead standing timbers.

Source: AltruWood, Inc

Website: www.altruwood.com (http://www.altruwood.com/)
Email: press@altruwood.com
AltruWood Contact : Colin Wilson – 503-542-7463 x6

Press Contact @ Quaro, Inc: Aaron James – 503-719-8486