Wood Haven Inc. We are passionate about wood! Sondra A. Megrail

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Is Wood a “Green” Building Material? Wood is the only building product that is all of these: Renewable Energy Efficient Biodegradable Recyclable Extremely Beautiful Harvested and milled timber continues to store the carbon in the wood for the life of the product. When more trees are planted, more carbon is taken out of the atmosphere. Using wood products precludes the use of fossil-fuel intensive alternatives like steel and concrete. Actively managed forests that utilize growing trees to produce forest products can play a huge role in the reduction of atmospheric carbon. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an adopted standard to assess environmental impact of a product, process or activity on the environment over its lifetime. LCA assessment includes extraction, manufacturing, transportation, installation, use, maintenance, disposal or re-usage. In terms of releasing of pollutants into the air and water, emission of greenhouse gases and phenomenal outlays of embodied energy in production, wood out-performs steel and concrete in ways we haven't even begun to measure.

Forest Facts from the Hardwood Forest Foundation The average tree takes in 1.4 pounds of carbon dioxide and gives off a pound of oxygen for every pound of wood grown. Carbon is stored in wood. That means the tree will trap this carbon until it burns or decays. The United States has 738 million acres of forestland. Total Forest Growth exceeds the amount harvested each year since the 1940's Annual hardwood growth rate surpasses harvest by 70 percent. Each year 1.7 billion trees are planted in the United States - more than five trees for every man, woman and child in America - an average of 4.8 million seedlings each day. Scientists estimate lumber manufacturing consumes just 4% of the energy used by all raw materials manufacturers. Steel and concrete manufacturers consume 56%. A steel stud requires 21 times as much energy to produce and releases 15 times the sulfur dioxide as a wood 2x4. Producing concrete emits up to 3 times more carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon that lumber production.

Issues of Brazilian Wood Brazilian Forest Policy The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization data indicated in 2007 that Brazil had lost more than 16 million acres of forest from 1990 to 2005. The vast majority of this loss took place in the Amazon region. Deforestation in the Amazon can be attributed to conversion to cattle ranches and cropland facilitated by the expansion of the road network. Potential risks in deforestation include the loss of wildlife habitation and biodiversity, the loss of potential carbon storage, an upset in hydrologic cycles, and the risk to indigenous and traditional communities that live within the Amazonian forest. The struggle between increasing market development of Agroindustry – including logging, and the conservation of the forest has led to a national debate in Brazil. Since 2006 Brazil has adopted new forest management and conservation policies. Brazil currently has an extensive and expanding network of federally protected areas. Currently there are 71.6 million acres of Brazilian forest designated for sustainable use. National Forests in Brazil have timber production as one of the primary objectives.

Why Design with Wood? Versatile Shape & Pattern Texture Color Nostalgia

Why Design with Wood? Versatile - especially interior design. Wood can be used as the focal point or as an accent piece.

Why Design with Wood? Shape & Pattern – Wood can be applied vertically, horizontally, diagonal, it can round corners or be used to created infinite patterns

Why Design with Wood? Texture – texture is achieve through the use of woods with strong grain patterns. It can also be achieved through the natural variation in color or by combining varying board widths to create visual interest.

Why Design with Wood? Color - warm natural tones are great when juxtaposed with steel, concrete or other “cold” modern materials.

Why Design with Wood? Nostalgia - Wood is Traditional, warm, comforting and versatile.

Styles Rainscreen Tongue and Groove Holywood

Styles Rainscreen - The Rainscreen system is milled siding in repeat patterns and is 100% deconstructable.

Styles Tongue and Groove – available in varies withes and styles.

Styles Holywood – 3D panels that fit together to look like randon distribution made of new generation reclaimed wood.

Furniture

Wood Haven, Inc. 401 W. Bridge St. Perry, Ks 66073 1-785-597-5618 or 1-800-545-8884 www.rainscreenclip.com Email ~ midwestsypress@yahoo.com