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Weber Plywood Ups Green Inventory

Weber Plywood & Lumber Co., Tustin, Ca., now stocks a variety of panels that are environmentally friendly and meet emissions guidelines recently announced by the California Air Resources Board.

"Every week, new green products are rolling into inventory to meet the growing needs of the Southern California market," said v.p. Eric Domanic. "Our commitment to renewable resources fueled our desire to supply our customers' green building needs."

Available for shipment are Timber Products' Green T panels; Plum Creek's Glacier Green MDF panels, and SierraPine's Arreis MDF and Encore particleboard panels.

Founded in -1958 by Don Weber, the company moved from Santa Ana to Tustin in 1977.ln 2002, Weber became Timber Products' largest distributor in Southern Califomia.

Green Hits The Spot In Colorado

GreenSpot has opened in Carbondale, Co., as a one-stop shop for green building products, materials, and services.

"Our aim is to service the small- to mid-size contractor and developers, as well as become a premier purveyor of institutional jobs and residents who want to green their home," said owner Christopher Jacobson. "We really want to serve the trade, all the way down to our store hours. Contractors and developers don't work l0 to 6; they want their materials starting at 7."

In addition to stocking FSC-certified lumber, the store offers VOC-free paint, recycled paper goods, composring bags, and other environmentally conscious products.

"There are certainly products like screws and nuts and bolts where there isn't a green counterpart," said Jacobson. "But since we want to be a full-spectrum store that supplies everything a builder needs, we'll still stock it. And as soon as we find a greener alternative, we'll stock that instead."

Jacobson said that one of the biggest challenges is convincing people that the price of going green is worth it. "Its not just that it's more expensive, it's also that it's qualitatively better," he said. "So we really have to destigmatize the extra expense. We also need to get our volume up quickly so we can utilize a larger purchasing power to make the prices more competitive."

Jacobson is already thinking of expanding and plans to use several thousand square feet of space outside of the store. "At some point, we want to have a distribution center and we'll definitely need a warehouse for that."