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“Imagine a Building as a Flower” That message is brought to you courtesy of the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), a group intent on developing the “built environment’s most rigorous performance standard.” Paul Davis, a marketing manager at Columbia Forest Products, predicted the ILFI will exert an increasingly greater influence on the building products industry […]

There are so many variables, both short-term and long-term, that go into evaluating the environmental integrity of a product. Sometimes it is difficult to discern what is of actual value. “Admitting that challenge to ourselves and being forthright with customers is crucial,” says Paul Davis, Marketing Manager for Columbia Forest Products. “Even when science is […]

On the face of it, a panel of Columbia Forest Products PureBond formaldehyde- free decorative veneer plywood, and a panel of imported plywood of the same species, look very similar. In fact, to many suppliers and consumers the panels are commodity, and price is the only factor in the buying decision. But the professional specifier […]

Late spring is so gorgeous it’s exhausting. The days are long and there is stiff competition for the precious hours outside of the invariable work and home obligations. The lawn, flowerbeds and garden shout to be heard over the graduation parties, weddings, sporting events and bbqs. Alas, in the brilliant battle of spring, commitments and […]