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Neil Rasmusson, ex-Home DePot, is a new account mgr. at CaPital Lumber. Chino. Ca.

Brock Lenon has been promoted to western marketing mgr. at Idaho Timber Corp., Boise, Id. Jack Davis and Jack Beverage retired from the company July l.

Scott Maitlind retired July 15 after 16 years with Precision Lumber, The Dalles, Or., and 52 years in the industry.

Aileen Shantz has joined Tristar Transload PNW, Inc., Vancouver, Wa., as assistant office mgr.

John Eschleman, ex-MFP, is now with Action Wood Products, Turner, Or.

Steve Gest, ex-Longview Fibre, is new to sales at Seattle-Snohomish Mill Co., Snohomish, Wa.

Kevin Nibbelink, ex-International Forest Products, has joined Interex Forest Products. Vancouver, B.C.

Darrel Dearman, plant mgr., SierraPacific Industries. Shasta Lake, Ca., has retired after 46 years with SPI.

Gordon Culbertson has joined Forest 2 Market, Charlotte, N.C., as region mgr. for the Pacific Northwest and will be based at new regional offices in Eugene, Or.

Thomas Carey, ex-West Marine Inc., has been appointed chief marketing officer at Orchard SuPPIY Hardware, San Jose, Ca.

Beth Hardman has been promoted to v.p. for human resources at PoPe & Talbot, Inc., Portland, Or., managing the newly consolidated human resources and safety departments. Kyle Gray, operations controller, has been charged with streamlining mill accounting and reporting, and standardizing financial processes across the mill system.

Mark B. Butterman has been named v.p. and general counsel for ProBuild Holdings, Denver, Co.

Jason Miller has joined Purdie Rogers, Seattle, Wa., as public relations senior account mgr., specializing in sustainable and green building accounts.

Jamey Barnes has been promoted to v.p.-OSB manufacturing for Louisiana-Pacific.

Gordon Pealock has joined Homasote Co., as director of sales and marketing.

Dan Parr has been appointed v.P. of acquisitions and business integration for Wolseley plc's North American Division, including Stock Building Supply.

Timothy Nicholls has been appointed senior v.p. and chief financial officer for Intemational Paper.

Jay Brown has been promoted to v.P. of retail development for Do it

Wayne, In.

Charles Hood has been appointed v.p.-corporate affairs at Rayonier, succeeding Jay Fredericksen.

Terry E. Craig is the new v.p. of information technology for Simonton Windows.

Jean E. Otogy has been hired to compile a company history of MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

NAHB Backs Green Standard

Speaking before Congress, National Association of Home Builders officials said that builder-supported green building programs are preferable to nationally mandated programs.

"More than 100,000 homes have been built and certified by voluntary, builder-supported green building programs around the country since the mid-1990s," said Bob Jones, NAHB v.p. and secretary. "The green movement in residential construction derives much of its strength from its voluntary nature, which provides builders and developers the flexibility that is essential for incorporating the principles of sustainable design."

NAHB members currently build about 80Vo of all new homes in the U.S. "By the end of this year, more than half of our members will be incorporating green practices into the development, design and construction of these new units," said Jones.

"While media interest in climate change and global warming is a relatively recent occurrence," he said, "NAHB has been consistently ahead of the curve in working to develop affordable, energy-efficient, and environmentally construction techniques."

The organization's lOth annual National Green Buildins Conference will be next year in New Orleans, La. Recently, the group partnered with the International Code Council to develop the first national green building standard, which will be certified and accredited by the American National Standards Institute and based on the two-year-old NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines. Completion is expected by early 2008.

"Ultimately, the goal is to develop a standard that is flexible enough to adjust to the various resource and energy concems in the varying climate zones around the countrv. while at the same time encourage innovation in green technology," said Jones. "Green means doing the right thing for the builder, the homeowner, and, most importantly, the environment."

Jones said that Congress can foster private sector innovation in green building by keeping the market free of mandates, striving towards the greatest energy- and resource-efficient buildings available, allocating funds for training in green construction, and extending and expanding federal tax credits passed as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

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