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Southern pine is fine for light commercial, too Southern Forest Products
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for the home works on the nearest downtown street corner, too. Southern pine materials are finding more uses in light commercial structures these days—medical and professional offices, banks, cafes and restaurants, retail shops, as well as for municipal buildings that serve local governments. Dealers aware of local light commercial projects can add to their sales of southern pine lumber for framing, exterior siding, and interior items. Architects and city planners are well aware of the strength, durability and beauty southern pine affords. Commercial clients want a workplace or a storefront that exhibits the best face for their business. HAT WORKS
SOUTHERN PINE accents the interiors of commercial spaces, too. Designers appreciate the distinctive grain of southern pine.
LIGHT COMMERCIAL projects, such as banks, offer lumber dealers more opportunities to sell southern pine materials.
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Building Products Digest June 2011
Mayor Mac Watts of Baton Rouge suburb Central, La., is reviewing plans to build a new town center to include his office as well as shops and food vendors, all built on a raised wood floor foundation. “My city planner knows the value of building with wood,” remarks the mayor. “Central’s new town center will be an outstanding addition to our growing community, encouraging residents to relocate and shop here,” he adds. The raised floor foundation system offers the developer the opportunity to add or remove utilities easily according to changing tenant requirements.
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