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Mold Control

"Managing Moisutre and Mold," providing industry professionals with the basic information they need about mold, moisture, and protecting wood products, is free from the Southern Pine Council. P.O. Box 641700, Kenner, La. 70064; (504) 443 -4464'. www. southernpi ne.com.

Fun In The Sun

Making the Most of Lift on the Coast, an 8-p. aid to understanding building codes and selecting impact-resistant win-

H dtduafhl, Ihiajl2, PAtzft dows for coastal homes. is free from Simonton Windows, P.O. Box 1646, Parkersburg, W.V. 26102; (800) 5429 I | 8: www.simonton.com.

Considered the finest wood panels aYailable for residential and commercial cOnstructi0n, Cedar Valley thingle Panels are handaalted with the highest grades ol Western Bed Cedar.

Book Of Vinyl

A 6-p. booklet on Sagebrush vinyl siding is free from Norandex, 8450 S. Bedford Rd., Macedonia, Oh. 44056; (330) 468 -2200 ; www. norandexreynolds. com.

Shingle Manual

The 6th edition of CertainTeed's Shingle Applicator's Manual containing installation instructions for all its shingle roofing products, is available from P.O. Box 860, 750 E. Swedesford Rd., Valley Forge, Pa. 194821' (6lO) 341-7000; www. certainteed.com.

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Open The Door

A full-color, 96-p. door hardware catalog is available at Hager Cos., P.O. Box 12300, St. Louis, Mo. 63157l, (314) 7724400; www.hagerco.com.

NEARLY 1,000 customers, suppliers and employees increased loyalties and built more profitable relationshios and connections to knowledge, productivity, strategy, teamwork and partnerships at NxTrend Technology's annual user conference I'tay 2-4 at the Broadmoor Resort, Colorado Springs, Co. (L-r) Thad Zylka, NxTrend director of base sales, and Mike Brooks, v,p. of lT for Stock Building Supply, at one of 85 conNxTions sessions.

Depot Launches D-l-Y Web Library

For consumers looking online for instructional advice on home-related projects, Home Depot may have just what they need.

The "This Old House" video library on www.homedepot.com features over 60 streaming videos offering tutorials on projects ranging from fixing leaky faucets to freeing paint-stuck windows.

"The new video library allows us to bring a range of expert advice directly into a consumer's home to use whenever they need it most," said Shelley Nandkeolyar, Home Depot's v.p.-e-business

In addition to the tutorials, the Web site includes printable lists of tools and materials, and expanded explanations of the steps to each project.

The partnership between Depot and This Old House, a Time Inc. magazine, includes a three-year commitment.

Enviros Question Parco's Record

An environmental group has released a report that claims that the Pacific Lumber Co. has committed 325 acts of noncompliance of its Habitat Conservation Plan, with I 16 in the last year.

The California Department of Fish & Game confirmed the total, but stressed that many of the problems were not serious.

The Environmental Protection Information Center listed among the problems cutting old-growth redwoods, logging trees in stream buffers, around spotted owl nests and in possible marbled murrelet zones without consulting the responsible agencies.

This is not the first time PeLco's logging practices have raised concern. In the late 1990s, PRr-co's logging license was suspended by former California Department of Forestry Director Richard Wilson because of violations of the state Forest Practice Rules.

Pnlco recently invested millions of dollars into scientific analyses of its property and is currently requesting that its strict interim logging rules be loosened.

Fish & Game senior environmental scientist Bill Condon said the noncompliance reports represent a range of problems-from small to very serious.

At least twice, PRlco has been fined $100,00 for logging trees in restricted areas. EPIC found many violations were related to how streams are classified. Small and large streams differ in protection, and HCP monitors found Pe,lco sometimes issued less-protective classifications for streams, and logged too closely to the creeks.

VANPORT MANUFACTURING

Sawmill, dry kilns and remanufacturing.

VANPORT INTERNATIONAL lmport and export of lumber products from around the world including Japan, China, Russia and Europe.

VANPORT FOREST PRODUCTS

Domestic lumber trading, sales of imported products and sales of custom re-manned oroducts.

VANPORT CANADA

Exporter of specialty timbers and clears. lmporter of hardwood flooring.