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For nearly 30 years, wood treated with preservaff;.ff.,:ffiT,:'iffilT,';:, rhere's a growing r.nritiuiry about cenain chemicals rha'lswhv

New ACQ Preserve pressure-treated wood contains no arsenic or chromium. And, it's guaranteed to protect against rot, decay and termite attack.

Use it where other pressure-ffeated wood may be restricted. And, scraps can be disposed of through rezular trash collection.

ACQ Preserve is standardized by the American Wood-Preservers' Association (AIiilPA) and the Intemational Conference of Building Officials (ICBO). It's easy to use. Paintable and stainable tool

Doesn't it make sense to choose a wood that features lasting durability without depending upon arsenic and chromium? That's iust one

Treated Wood Tops Energy Examination

Pressure treated wood is the "supe- cled plastic required one-third more rior building material from the per- energy in the most conservative spective of energy efficiency," model. according to a new study that compares CCA treated wood, recycled plastic, concrete and steel.

Universal Forest Products' Scott W. Conklin and Ian N. Stalker compared the amount of energy it took to make building materials for three specific applications, then calculated the energy consumed by different materials to produce the end products necessary to make three structures: an interior wall, a 40-ft. utility pole and a 1,000-meter walkway.

Because the products' strengths differ and construction is not identical, comparisons were made on the three structures rather than on the materials themselves. The study found:

. A 40-ft. utility pole made of steel demanded nine times more energy and a concrete pole 12 times more energy than a CCA treated pole.

. A typical interior wall made of aluminbm components required l3 times rhore energy than a CCA treated wood wall. steel nine times more.

. In a 1,000-meter walkway, recy-

The study's authors pointed out that energy requirements are only one element of the total environmental burden. Others include resource depletion, waste generation, pollution and disposal.

They also calculated the impact of replacing all CCA treated wood with the most appropriate alternative. They concluded the switch would consume 22 million additional barrels of oil annually and increase atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions by 6.2 billion kilograms.

BMC West Reorganizes

Building Material Holding Corp. is reorganizing its BMC West Corp. subsidiary into three regional operating divisions, each with its own president.

Richard F. Blackwood will serve as president of the Intermountain Division (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and eastern Washington), Stanley M. Wilson heads the Pacific Northwest Division

(California, Oregon and western Washington), and William E. Smith heads the South Central Division (Texas).

Concurrently, BMC West cofounder Donald S. Hendrickson is retiring as president and ceo, but will remain on the board of directors.

Day Laborer Center Planned

Home Depot features a hiring center for day laborers at its new store in Woodland Hills, Ca.

Nearby residents and local officials had attacked Home Depot and other large building product retailers for attracting large groups of men solicif ing work from contractors as they bought supplies.

Tacoma, Wa.-based Labor Ready, which runs 300 locations specializing in low-and semi-skilled day labor, operates a 3,000-sq. ft. building in the new store's parking lot to dispatch laborers.

Customers pay Labor Ready about $9.50 an hour for a worker, who makes about minimum wage or just over $5 an hour.

In September, Home Depot began a similar experirnental program from a trailer at its Monrovia. Ca.. store.

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