literoture

Renewable Resources

Growing For Tomorrow, a l4-minute video on sustainable logging and sawmilling practices in the Northwest, is free from the Colville Indian Precision Pine Co., Box 3293, Omak, Wa. 98841; (509\ 826-5927.

Saving Energy

Energy Conservation with Comfort Manual and Handbook, a step-by-step guide to setting up an energy conservation program, is free from Honeywell, (800) 345-6770. ext. 435.

Clear As Glass

A catalog featuring updated lines of glass film overlays is free from Outwater Plastic Industries, 4 Passaic St., WoodRidge, N.J. 07075; (800) 631-8375.

Even The Kitchen Sink

A 24-p., full-color guide featuring a range of bathroom and kitchen building products is free from Swan Corp., I City Centre, St. Louis, Mo. 63101; (314) 2318 148.

Starter Kit For Stores

Retail Business Kit for Dummies, a book and CD kit on branding and distinguishing yourself in the market by retail expert Rick Segal, is $29.99 from Dummies Press, IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., 909 3rd Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, N.Y. lOO22; (212) 884-5000.

Make lt Fast!

A residential construction catalog on cordless and pneumatic power fasteners is free from Paslode, (800) 682-3428.

Wholesale lmprovements

The Wholesale Distribution Customer Speaks is $100 from the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors. l'125 K Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20006: (202) 872-0885.

Taking The Guesswork Out

National Mechanical Estimator, a 950p. illustrated book on estimating techniques for every aspect of the HVAC industry, is $140 fiom Fairmont Press, 700 Indian Trail, Lilburn, Ga. 30047; (770\ 925-9388.

The Digital Age

A 7-p., full-color brochure on point-of -sale systems for building material dealers is free from Enterprise Computer Systems, www.ecs-inc.com; (800) 569-6309.

It's Easy Being Green

GreenSpecDirectory, a 362-p. guide of more than 1,500 green building products and materials, is $79 from GreenSpec, BuildingGreen,lnc., 122 Birge St., Suite 30, Brattleboro, Vt.05301; (800) 8610954

The Solution ls Concrete

Concrete Homes: Buib-in Safety, an 8min. video that compares tornado and hurricane resistance of concrete walls to their wood and steel-frame counterparts. is $4.95 from the Portland Cement Assn., 5420 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, ll. 600'7'7; (847) 966-6200.

Weld Over

An 8-p., full-color brochure on the Invertec V350-Pro welding power source is free from Lincoln Electric Co., 22801 St. Cfair Ave., Cleveland, Oh. 44ll'7; (216) 58r-8100.

Let's Do The Twist

A 6-p. brochure on electrical twist-ons for all applications is free from King Safety Products, 3801 Lloyd King Dr., St. Charles, Mo. 63304; (800) 633-0232.

The ldes Of Arch

A 4-p. brochure on arched cased openings for transforming ordinary doorways into elegant, architecturally-detailed archways is free from CurveMakers, Inc., (80u 999-5792.

Kindly Step In

The Craftsman Collection and Shaker door series are previewed in a free fullcolor brochure from Simpson Door Co., (800) 952-4057.

Breaking the Mould

The Final Touch, a 49-p. catalog and guide of decorative moulding ideas, is free from KraftMaid Cabinetry, 15535 State Ave., Middlefield, Oh. 44062; (440) 6325333.

Royal Pacific Adds FirePro

Royal Pacific Industries, McMinnville, Or., has added Osmose's FirePro to its series of TSO wood protection systems.

FirePro is an advanced system of interior fire retardant for both lumber and plywood. In addition to being UL classified, FirePro has low hygroscopicity and resists corrosion.

The system comes with a 50-year warranty against thermal degradation and complies with all national building codes.

Royal Pacific also offers a range of other wood protection systems including Advance Guard, borate-treated wood products for the continental U.S.; Hi-Bor, for the Hawaiian construction market: Tim-Bor. industrial borate treated lumber and plywood for commercial applications, and Osmose CCA Type C pressure treated wood products for general use applications.

Along with wood protection systems, Royal Pacific provides kiln drying at its facilities in Boring, Or. The facility contains three 75 MFBM kilns for most varieties of wood products.