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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. 10022: (212) 884-5000.
Taking The Guesswork Out
National Mechanical Estimator, a 950p. illustrated book on estimating techniques for every aspect of the HVAC industry, is $140 from Fairmont Press, 700 Indian Trail, Lilburn, Ga.3OO4'7; (770\ 925-9388.
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) 826-592'7.
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.
Wholesale lmprovements
The Wholesale Distribution Customer Speaks is $100 from the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, 1725 K Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20006: (202) 872-0885.
The Solution ls Concrete
Concrete Homes: Built-in Safety, an8min. video that compares tornado and hurricane resistance of concrete walls to their wood and steel-frame counterparts, is $4.95 from the Portland Cement Association, 5420 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, ll. 6007'7 ; (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. Clair Ave., Cleveland, Oh. 44117; (2r6) 581-8100.
Let's Do The Twist
A 6-p., full-color 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.
It's Easy Being Green
GreenSpecDirectory, a 362-p. guide of more than 1,500 green building products and materials, is $79 from GreenSpec,
Building Products Bonanza
Source Book, a I I I -p. catalog of lumber, building materials and millwork, is free from Ring's End Lumber, (800) 3901000.
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't 6325333.
Millwork Solutions
A 170-p. technical catalog, a15-p. product catalog and a 5-p. product guide on urethane millwork products are free from StyleSolutions, 960 Barre Rd., Archbold, Oh. 43502; (800) 446-3040.
Custom Designed
BuildingGreen,lnc., 122 Birge St., Suite 30, Brattleboro, Vt. 05301; (800) 8610954
Make lt Fast!
A residential construction catalog on cordless and pneumatic power fasteners is free from Paslode, (8OO) 682-3428.
The ldes Of Arch
A 4-p., full-color brochure on arched cased openings for transforming ordinary doorways into elegant, architecturallydetailed archways is free from CurveMakers, Inc., (800) 999 -57 92.
A catalog of select milwork and custom doors and mouldings is $10 from Select Millwork, 383 East D. Ave., Kalamazoo, Mi. 40004; (800) 349-2056.
Assisted Living
An 8-p., full-color guide of ADA-compliant bath fixtures for assisted living is free from Swan Corp., (314) 231-8148.
Panned Again
Information on ProForm shower pans, curbs, slope panels and niches is available in a free, 8-p. brochure from W.R. Bonsal Co., Box 241148, Charlotte, N.C. 28224; (704\ 525-1621.
Fro* our beginnings in 1940, we've used teamwork to provide our customers with outstanding service and quality products.

ToOay, the Bean Team works just as hard to ensure that the Southern Pine products we manufacture meet rigid quality standards.
!Vl"n you call, rest assured you'll talk to a human being, not a machine. We'll prove to you that we mean it when we talk about unequalled customer service.
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I he gentlemen in the old photo above worked hard to position tbat log so that each board that left the sawmill was as perfect as they could make it. Just like today.
W, t"r" there for you yesterday, we're here fbr you today and we'll be here for you tomorrow. Count on it.
Th, B"un Team is backed up by two sawmills, three pressure treating cylinders, a deck accessories shop and dry kilns for KDAT.