Making homes a little cooler justbecame alot more profitable.

There's a cool product out there that is rocking the construction world. And turning up some pretty hot profits, as well. lt's TechShield'. radiant barrier sheathing.

TechShield is a combination of standard roof sheathing and a thin, but durable, layer of aluminum. The aluminum reflects up Io 970/o of the sun's rays away from the house, leaving the attic as much as 30' cooler. And that not only makes the whole home cooler, it also allows the air conditioning system to do less work all summer long.

Most new home buyers think that's pretty cool. And that means interest among contractors is heating up.

Start stocking it today, and see how much coolerand profitableroof sheathing can be.

Western Building Material Association's Young Westerners Club installed Keith Graul, Door Distributors, as president during its recent conference in Yakima, Wa.

New v.p. is Drew Orem, Builders Alliance; secretary-treasurer Christina Buttz, Orepac Building Products, and trustees Jeff Peterson, Western Wood Preserving Co.; Michele Pritchard, Kingston Lumber; Kimberly Olsen, Pacific Building Center; Jeff Adkins, Coquille Supply; Jamie Barrett, Cascade Capital, and Tim Zimmer, Capital Lumber Co.

William "Buck" Wheat. who retired last year from Boise Cascade, Woodinville, Wa., has joined WBMA as a field rep.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada will hold its annual associates/dealers golf tournament June 7 simultaneously on two courses. After golf at Paradise Valley Golf

Course and Rancho Solano Golf Course, both in Fairfield, Ca., all attendees will meet for dinner.

Western Wood Products Association re-elected chairman Marc A. Brinkmeyer, Riley Creek Lumber Co., Laclede, Id., as chairman during its recent annual meeting in Portland, Or. (See p. 14-15 for photos from the event. )

Ronald C. Parker, Hampton Lumber Mills, Portland, is now lst vice chairman, and Andrew Miller, Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, 2nd vice chair. Directors re-elected to three-year terms include: John D. Walker, Simpson Timber Co.; Duane McDougall, Willamette Industries; Bruce Daucsavage, Ochoco Lumber Co.; Richard G. Bennett, Shearer Lumber Products, Inc.; Richard D. Just, Boise Cascade; Hubert B. Sager, Vaagen Bros. Lumber, and Walter M. Wirfs, Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

Veteran Retailer Gloses

Rayberg Lumber & Supply, Menlo Park, Ca., in existence since 1958, closed March 30, according to father and son co-owners Paul and Jim Berchem.

Although Paul plans to retire, the younger Berchem hopes to continue selling windows and doors at a new location in either Menlo Park or Redwood City.

The original owners, Ray Gurney and Ed Sandberg, sold the business in the 1960s to Herb Grossman, who opened a second location in neighboring San Carlos. Grossman shut the latter location after an illness, and subsequently sold the current store to Paul Berchem in 1984.

In 1998, co-owner Jim Berchem began to shift the inventory away from lumber to finished goods such as doors and windows.

The site reportedly will be developed into a complex of 16 townhomes and a 27,000-sq. ft. office building.