OREGON STAilE D(rcKS FLOAT CHEMONITE"

The first Chemonite-treated floats. built in 1988, still show no signs of deterioration. Rhodehamel is confident that the hundreds of Chemonite-treated floats across Oreson will last for decades.

ome of the most beautiful dock facilities in the state of Oregon are planned and developed by the Oregon State Marine Board. This unique state agency is dedicated to making Oregon boating as enjoyable as possible for tourists and residents alike. One of the reasons the facilities are as attractive as they are is that the Board is an enthusiastic user of kiln-dried, Chemonite (ACZA)-treated Douglas fir.

According to Ron Rhodehamel, Chief Facilities Engineer, the Marine Board at first dabbled with CCA-treated Douglas fir in its standard float module design, but the treatment didn't consistently meet the specified 0.6 retention. So, since 1988, the Board has used AWPA- certifi ed, Chemonite-treated Douglas fir in hundreds of float designs.

Rhodehamel says these floats have performed beautifullY in Oregon's grueling river conditions. He adds that kiln drying has made a big difference in the appearance of their Chemonite-treated wood in the last couple years.

San Francisco's Pier 39. Hawaii's Pearl Harbor. The Ventura, CA Pier. What do these and many other marine facilities have in common? Their specifiers all chose Chemonite (ACZA) as an integral part oftheir support.

ln coastal areas where marineboring organisms like teredo, pholad, and Limnoria tripunctata are present, there's an important need to protect below-water pilings. Chemonite pro vides the best possible protection of above-water and below-water structures everywhere. from freezing seas to tropical waters. That's whY the wood you specify should be Chemonite{reated. n VER the last 10 years, faced with regulatory \,-,land supply restrictions, lumber producers for the first time have experienced serious competition from the outside in home construction. Long-time contenders as well as manufacturers of new materials are having varying success making in-roads into traditional wood products markets, from siding, decking, doors and windows to structural materials.

Specifying Chemonite ensures that your structure will be attractive and protected from rot. decay. insect. and marine-borer damage - and staY structurally sound for years to come.

So call today. For more information, and the name of the Chemonite wood treater nearest you, call: 415-573-3311. Or write to: P.O. Box 4215. Foster Citv. CA 94404.

We asked representatives from the wood products, engineered wood products, steel, plastics and concrete industries to forecast each material's success in the short-term and long-term, and whv.

IX/HEN it comes to selecting construction materials, YY uuitAers have more choices than ever. Steel, concrete and plastics are continually touted as the next replacement for wood. Yet, use trends show that lumber remains, by far, the top choice for American builders. That's not likely to change in the near future.

The volume of lumber used in residential construction in recent years has been near all-time records. This has come despite a steady effort from non-wood competitors to gain a foothold in traditional lumber markets.

WWPA predicts some 18.88 billion bd. ft. will be used in residential construction in 1996. That volume will represent almost 39Vo of all lumber consumed in the country. It's also the fifth highest annual volume for residential construction recorded in the past quarter century.

The higher volumes of lumber used in residential construction are not due solely to increased housing starts. In 1996, on average, some 13,200 bd. ft. of lumber was used per housing start (single-family and multifamily starts combined). Ten years ago, residential lumber use averagedjust over 10,000 bd. ft. per start.

The lumber market has indeed seen dramatic changes over the past decade. In the West, the continuing loss of access to public forests for timber supplies has significantly reduced the industry's capacity to supply traditional lumber volumes. The effects of such changes can be seen in price