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“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.
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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
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bonds issued to provide housing
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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.
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♦ 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.
The Department does not have
any bonds outstanding backed sole
ly by their general obligation.
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