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uw » • Li • --L is w tito Ä ia Ö K L ifi— Tm P o r ii a n d ö b s i rvfr • O ctober 30, 1996 ÖDhserüer “Made In Oregon” travels to Japan I welve Oregon secondary wood products manufacturers from across the state attended the 1997 Japan Home Show, in Tokyo, as part o f W P C C ’ s “ Made In Oregon, U S A " ing fo r products to support Japan’ s 1.4 m illio n annual housing starts. WPCC has also been invited to provide a seminar presentation to buyers at the Japan Home Show, • Beal Wood Products, Eugene • Universal Forest Products. Wood burn • Woodward <V Dickerson, Salem ers that assists firm s in the area o f M arket Development, Capital A c cess, Technology and T raining, and Supply Development. On Oct. 28 & 29, WPCC w ill be O riginalIv created as a state agen prom otional pavilion. I his is the second year a group o f Oregon producers has attended this show, w ith last year’ s show resulting w hich w ill focus on the varied capa representing Oregon wood proces sors at the International T im b e r and F o re s try C o n fe re n c e in K u a la cy, WPCC has been a private, non p ro fit association since June 1993. in $700,000 in new sales. The firm s participated in the O re gon Pavilion, a group trade booth boasting O regon’ s m anufacturing capabilities in the arena o f value add ed wood products. T h e p a v ilio n fe a tu re d Ray A tkinson photos o f Mt. Hood sur rounded by verdant forests, and the p a v ilio n 's message focuses on O re gon q u a lity and craftsmanship. The Japan Home Show attracts over 115,000 buyers annually look b ilitie s o f O re g o n ’ s value-added wood products industry. Firms participating in the Ore gon Pavilion at the Japan Home Show included: • American Home Supply, Portland • B rentw ood M anufacturing, Molalla • Cascade Pacific, Jasper • Columbia Hardwood & Mould in g , Tigard • Contact Lumber, Portland • Oregon Dome. Eugene • Morelock Wood Products, Bend • Parsons Pine Products, Ashland • Plymart/Edgewater, Boring Lumpur, Malaysia. This program, w hich focuses oh the expanding Southeast Asian econ omies o f Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam , Thailand, and M alaysia features speakers from around the w orld. WPCC has been invited as one o f only four N orth Am erican speakers on the program and w ill iflscuss v a l ue-added m anufacturing o p portuni ties in the Pacific Northwest. WPCC is an association o f sec ondary wood products manufactur- WPCC was established to devise strategies to im prove and promote the com petiti veness o f Oregon ' s sec ondary wood products industry the 800 firm s that em ploy more than 20.000 persons in the manufacture o f m illw o rk , cabinetry, furniture, and other specialty products. A seven-member industry board o f directors is elected by WPCC membership to staggered two-year terms. The W PCC has over 100 mem bers em ploying more than 8,000 per sons. Habitat tor Humanity’s first Earth-Smart home Earth Smart homes are construct ed using e n viro n m e n ta lly-frie n d ly and recycled m aterials, provided healthier liv in g and contributing to rials, w ill prevent the release o fh a rm - ful vapors. new path to reduce ru n o ff from the site to the street and storm drains. and catsup bottles), exterior latex paint, concrete and insulation. ♦ T h e paint in the home w ill be solvent-free, and adhesives and seal ants w ill be lo w -to x ic ity . ♦ E x is tin g trees and shrubs w ill preserved and protected during con struction. the e x is tin g house (2 3 2 0 N. K ilp a tric k , Portland, Oregon), it was decided to strip the 500 sq. ft. home to its fram ing and rebuild it to Earth ♦ Com bustion byproducts, includ ing carbon m onoxide, carbon d io x ide, nitrogen oxidesand particulates, w ill be elim inated by the use o f a ll electric heating and appliances. ♦ New naturescaping w ill include rescued plants, native hardy plants and meadow grasses to provide food and cover for birds and insects, and ♦ Rejuvenation is generously do nating salvaged house parts, such as interiordoors, cabinet and door hard ware, light fixtures and plum bing fixtures, as appropriate to the house. Smart standards. A N additional 200 sq. ft. w ill be added, including a new kitchen and bathroom. The complete home w ill serve as a ♦ F re s h a irv e n ts in th e liv in g ro o m and bedroom w indow s w ill a llo w regulated amounts o f fresh air when fans operate. model o f energy and resource e ffi c ie n c y fo r fu r th e r c o m m u n ity hom ebuilding projects. ♦ Residents w ille n jo y c le a n water w ith d rin kin g water filte r installed on the kitchen sink and a chlorine filte r on the shower. environm ental sustainability. Given the structural integrity o f A healthier home ♦ Like all Earth Smart buildings, this home w ill feature improved in door air q uality by reducing use o f common indoor a ir pollutants, such as radon and formaldehyde. Environmental Responsible ♦ Throughout the d e m olition and construction process, waste m ateri als w ill be m inim ized by recycling clean wood, metals and concrete and salvaging reusable lumber. ♦ E n viro n m e n ta lly-frie n d ly floor coverings, such as non-toxic PET- type carpets and carpet pads, and ♦ Rooftop rainw ater w ill be d i verted in to raised planter beds and linoleum made o f safe, natural mate permeable paving w ill be used fo r a reduce the amount o f water required and chemicals introduced into the environment. ♦ A d d itio n a l environm ental mea sures include lim itin g the lawn area and using earth-friendly plastic lu m ber fo r porch decking. Resource and energy efficiency ♦ C o n s tru c tio n techniques w ill employ the e ffic ie n t use o f wood by using the hom e’ s existing exterior walls, subfloor and roof. ♦ Interior trim w ill be composite type, instead o f comm only used clear tight-grain trim cut from mature trees. When possible, recycled content ma terials w ill be used, including: drywall, carpet( 100%recycled plastic from pop ♦ High efficiency w indow s ( 15% more e fficie n t than code requires) out o f I Love Lucy, w ith paste all over everything and rolls o f paper tu m b lin g out the w indow . But it can be expensive to hire so m ebody-up to $30 a double ro ll— and w allpaper ing is easier than you th in k to do yourself. W hat concerns people the most is the prospect that the glued paper w ill bond to the w all instantly and irre ve rsib ly as soon as you touch it to the surface. T h a t’ s what I thought the first tim e I tried it, and it ’ s to ta lly untrue. W a llpaper sticksw ith wet glue,so you have at least five minutes to re p o sition the paper. This makes it your way up to larger projects. A d in in g room ch a ir rail o r a bedroom accent w all are good places to begin. Bathrooms and k itchens are the hard est w allpapering jobs, because there are more cuts to make. Be sure to buy more than enough wal I paper up front, and that each ro ll has the same lot number, so that the colors w ill match perfectly. To begin, prepare the w a ll surface to elim inate any im perfections that could show through. W ith unfinished sheetrock, paint on a p rim e r first, so the w allpaper glue doesn't soak into the sheetrock. I f there are nail holes, patch them, because paper shows every id e n tificatio n . easy to be sure the paper is straight, and also that it lines up correctly w ith the previous sheet. It's easy to under stand w hy people worry about hang When I first moved into my home, my kitchen w allpaper had huge red apples going this way and that. I d id n ’ t know what to do about it, so I tried painting over it. That w asn’ t nearly enough to hide those apples a pencil. Use the level to draw a vertical guide line on the w all. When y o u ’ re ready to hang the first sheet, position the edge along your guide line. Before you hang, unroll the dry w allpaper on a table, and use a straight edge and a sharp razor to cut the first sheet. Cut the paper a few inches longer than the height o f your w all, then trim it at the c e ilin g and base board after you" ve glued the paper to the w all. Most wallpaper sold these days is pre-pasted, so there’s no need to apply paste to the back. Just dip into a wall- papertray full o f water, remove it, and wait five minutes before applying to allow the paper and paste to soften. When you remove the paper from the tray, gently fold it over onto itself with the pasted side o f one halftouching the pasted side o f each other. ing w allpaper. When you spend $20 haven't been seen since. W allpaper activator is a little eas ier to use than water, because there’s less dripping, and you have even fo r a ro ll, you don’ t want to mess it up. It’ s im portant to make sure the first sheet on each w all is straight, more tim e to re-position the paper i f needed. To apply, press the paper to T ry starting small and w o rk in g and that’ s easy to do w ith a level and New Housing on the river R iver D istricts plans turn to realty as ground is broken on 550 new housing units. A ground breaking ceremony was the o ffic ia l begining fo r construction The groundbreaking was on M o n day, O ctober 2 1, at the Project Site, o f the first 550 units o f new housing in the R ive r D istrict. C onstruction w ill take place in three phases w ith N .W. N a ito Parkway across from the M c C o rm ic k Pier Apartm ents Speakers were Howard Shapiro, this groundbreaking com m em orat ing the first tw o phases. Phase one features a 158-unit rent al project developed by G SL Proper ties w ith the housing A u th o rity o f Portland as General Partner. The apartm ents w ill be a ffo rd a b le to emcee, H ousing A u th o rity o f Port la n d ; M a y o r V e ra K a tz ; S k ip households earning between 50-60 percent o f median income Phase two, also developed be GSL, features 391 units o f housing in clu d ing 337 m ixed-incom e rental units, 20 affordable condom inium s and 36 market-rate condos. provide significant energy savings. ♦ Drafts, dust and noise w ill be greatly reduced by using high R- value insulation and tig h tly air seal ing the house. ♦ A smart thermostat w ill provide precise control o f electric radiant heating units, for better com fort, safe ty, quiet operation and efficiency. ♦ An e fficie n t electric water heat er w ill increase safety and reduce energy use. ♦ A d d itio n a l energy savings w ill be realized through the use o f low - flo w showerheads and faucet aera tors, an electric kitchen range and compact fluorescent bulbs. G rodahl, President and CEO , GSL Properties; and E. Kay Stepp, Port land D evelopm ent Commission. The R iver D is tric t Plan calls fo r construction o f over 5,000 new hous ing units in the R iver D is tric t overthe next 20 years The Yards at U nion Station represents the firs t s ig n ifi cant step in meeting those goals. Make your opinion count. Remember to vote on November 5th. the w all w ith a plastic smoother or foam brush, and brush all the air bubbles to the edge. D o n ’ t press on the paper too hard, o r y o u 'II squeeze out the paste. I fa com er pops up later on, it ’ s easy to reaffix it w ith a tube o f w allpaper glue. a partner do it, and line up the pat tern. Then cut, paste and trim I f yo u 're w allpapering a whole room, hang your first sheet in an inconspicuous place, because the first and last sheets w o n ’t match perfect ly. The best place to begin is usually I f y o u ’d like to try w allpapering and want to practice first, look fo r workshops in com m unity centers or stores that sell wallpaper. T h e y’ ll take you through the process step- by-step in the oversight and u n d e rw ritin g o f single fam ily and m u ltifa m ily bond programs. the D e p a rtm e n t’ s sin gle fa m ily and properties p rim a rily through their participation in the FH A M u ltifa m ily Risk Sharing Program adminis tered by the Department o f Housing and Urban Development. The A l rating is based on the fo llo w in g credit factors: ♦ The Department has an experi enced s ta ffw ith proven capabilities are actually whorls ofred "bracts” , or leaf-like structures, rather than pet als. In the Euphorbia family, poinset tia has cousins that live in Oregon including agenus o f inconspicuous plants called spurges. Sensitive to day length, the po in settia needs a certain m inim um amount o f darkness each 24-hour period to stim ulate blooming. W ith the shorter fa ll and w inter days in Oregon, the poinsettia has a natural tendency to want to bloom in the fall, when there are about equal amounts o f dark and light. However, i f the plants are ex posed to lights inside and around the home, the plants w on't receive enough darkness to start bloom ing and c o u ld stay vegetative (n o t bloom ) through the winter. starts to develop on the top leaves. “ This can take quite a w h ile ," warned Penhallegon. "In te rru p tin g the darkness by even a few minutes may cause failure to b lo o m ." B ring the plant to ordinary light alter the bracts show color. Poinset tia growers may have better luck i f the bracts are almost fu lly expanded before b rin g in g the plant out. Once the plant has large, colored bracts, the a rtific ia l light inside a house w ill not inhibit apoinsettia’ s blooms. The OSU Extension Service o f fers “ Care and H andling o f Poinset tias,'' FS 162. I t ’ s available at no charge from Publications Orders, Extension and Experim ent Station Com m unications, O SU , 422 Kerr A dm in i-stra tio n B u ild in g , C o rva l lis, OR 97331-2119; o r from local county offices o f the OSU Exten sion Service. I f ordering m ultiple copies, en close 25 cents for each copy over six. , REESE’S OIL, INC. 3") Furnace Repair 7 Day Service/24 I lours Service A T o Z C onstruction C o . GENERAL CONTRACTOR LICENSE Certificate o f Insurance, Bond. andC.C.B. registration No. I I 775 I Remodeling, Complete Rooting Repairing, Plumbing, Electrical, and Dry Wall. Reese’s Ycird & Weed Service No Job Too Big or Too Small ( all Joe Reese for a free quote. Permit required Joe L. Reese/President 434 N.E. Failing St. Phone #287-2121 or Cellular #318-7213 RENT YOUR NEXT WASHER & DRYER FROM THE HOME LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS a corner above the doorway, because it ’ s not visible as you w alk into the room ment has been rated A I . The Department currently has The general o bligation rating en hances their a b ility to provide f i nancing fo r m u ltifa m ily housing Poinsettias are native to tropical M exico and Central America, where they grow as shrubs up to at least 10 feet tall. I he large, brilliant red blooms completely dark area from 5:00 p m . to 8:00 a m. daily, u n til red colors Before you cut the second sheet, hold the paper up against the w a ll, or have tion rating o f the Oregon Housing and C om m unity Services Depart over $700 m illio n in outstanding bonds issued to provide housing related financing fo r Oregon resi dents. mer outdoors, they should be back indoors by now, according to Ross Penhallegon, horticulture agent w ith the Oregon State U niversity Exten sion Service. To make a poinsettia bloom in the early w inter, indoor gardeners sim ply need to adjust the amount o f light and darkness to " fo o l" the plant, said Penhallegon. Start in late O ctober or early N o vember. Place your poinsettias in a Slide subsequent sheets into place so the edges meet, but do not overlap. Moody’s rates Oregon housing A1 The long-term general obliga October is the time to start coax ing potted poinsettia plants back into color and bloom for December. Ify o u r poinsettias spent the sum and doors w ill decrease heat loss and Hanging wallpaper is easier than you think Some people are te rrifie d at the idea o f hanging wallpaper. They have visions o f mayhem from something Start now to fool poinsettias W ith o p tio n to b u y. This C o u p o n G o o d F o r $40 P m u lti- fa m ily bond programs con general obligation rating. ♦ T h e D epartm ent’ s fin a n cial condition is sound, reporting an ad justed combined fund balance o f over $70 m illio n or 10% o f total bond outstanding, per the most re cent audited financial statements dated June 30, 1995. A ll bond pro grams are profitable and have su ffi cient liq u id ity to meet ongoing fi nancial obligations. 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