National Hardwood Magazine - August 2021

NEWS DEVELOPMENTS

NEWS DEVELOPMENTS Continued from page 11 pandemic in March 2020, when the deficit was billion. “In fact, the balance of trade had remained relatively stable throughout the decade from 2010 to 2019, ranging between billion and billion, with a monthly average of billion. “One reason for the improvement in trade since the beginning of last year is that the U.S. economy has recovered faster than most of its trading partners. This has led to increases in U.S. imports, driven by Americans’ needs, which are rising faster than U.S. exports that are dependent on the strength of foreign economies. “Exports rose in April, up by 1.1 percent to 5 billion, but still remain below the historically high levels reached in 2019, when the U.S. economy was booming. “Trade data includes imports and exports of both Goods and Services. The vast majority of trade dollars are in the form of Goods, accounting for 79 percent of the value of all U.S. exports and imports combined.” For more information, go to www.nkba.org. Bottom Line All materials have a carbon footprint, even wood and wood products. Yet no other building material can boast an environmental solution. “The best uses of wood provide an advance ‘carbon negative technology.’” Note: This information was compiled from CORRIM’s Factsheet 2, October 2020, “Reducing Carbon Emissions by Using Wood Products,” and based upon work supported by the Department of Energy’s Office of Efficiency and Renewable Energy, under the Bioenergy Technology Office. n NWFA HELPS PROVIDE CUS- TOM HOUSE FOR WOUNDED U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer (Ret.) Kenton Stacy, his wife Lindsey, and their VETERAN four children: Logan, Mason, Annabelle, The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), headquartered in St. and Sadie. We’re honored to partner with WD Lumber: Louis, MO, has provided flooring for Wheeland Lumber: Flooring and West Coast Flooring to its 56th home in support of the Gary provide beautiful wood floors for his Responsible, Renewable & Sustainable Since 1888, we have focused on providing durable Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program Responsible, Renewable && Sustainable new home.” sawmill machinery built on a foundation of trust. (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment). The R.I.S.E. The National Wood Flooring Association is a not-for-profit trade organization, with more than 3,200 member For all of your resaw, edger, band mill, gang, carriage program builds custom, specially and material handling needs, adapted smart homes for severely companies world-wide, dedicated McDonough is the choice for the best. wounded veterans and first responders. The home dedication for United to educating consumers, architects, designers, specifiers and builders in States Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer (Ret.) Kenton Stacy took place the uses and benefits of wood flooring. The NWFA can be contacted at on May 21, in Poway, CA. Flooring 800-422-4556 (USA & Canada), 636- for the project was donated by NWFA 519-9663 (local and international), or member WD Flooring. Installation of at www.nwfa.org. n the flooring was donated by NWFA With other specialized services including: With With other other specialized services services including: • Veneer Logs & #1 Saw Logs member West Coast Flooring. • Veneer • Veneer Logs Logs & #1 & Saw #1 Saw Logs Logs • Kiln Dried Lumber Senior Chief Petty Officer Stacy HMA UPDATE • Kiln • Kiln Dried Dried Lumber Lumber • Clear Strips Continued from page 12 • Clear • Clear Strips Strips served as an Explosive Ordinance • Surfacing-2-Sides • • Surfacing-2-Sides • Gang Ripping / Parallel Sawing Disposal technician. He was injured •“The LCAs show the fundamental • Gang • Gang Ripping Ripping / Parallel / Parallel Sawing Sawing • Straight Line Ripping • Straight • Straight Line Line Ripping Ripping by an improvised explosive device differences in GHG impacts between • Optimized Cross Cut • • Optimized Cross Cross Cut Cut • End Matching (IED) in 2017 while stationed in Syria. using wood products, compared with • End • End Matching Matching • Edged & Face Glued Products The explosion resulted in the loss of other building materials that have • Edged • Edged & Face & Face Glued Glued Products Products • Molding Millwork • Molding • Molding Millwork Millwork both legs and both arms, as well as higher fossil fuel inputs. his left eye. •LCAs also measure net carbon “Senior Chief Petty Officer Stacy stores – the amount of sequestered joined the Navy shortly after marrying his high school sweetheart,” says or stored carbon – in forests and in We are FSC We are ® Certified by NEPCon, We are FSC FSC ® by a partner of the Rainforest ® Certified by NEPCon, Alliance wood products, as well as the impacts of substituting wood products a partner partner of the of the Rainforest Alliance NWFA President and CEO Michael Martin. “He initially planned to serve for equivalent non-renewable building products.” four years before enrolling in college, Wheeland Lumber but he loved both the military community and his job, so chose to continue Company, Inc. 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He also was named is beneficial in terms of lower GHG materials like steel and concrete, WheelandLumber.com the USO Sailor of the Year in 2010. emissions.” 19WLC-PFC-NationalHardwoodsMag-ProgramAd-G 19WLC-PFC-NationalHardwoodsMag-ProgramAd-G 54 AUGUST 2021 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE AUGUST 2021 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 55 19WLC-PFC-NationalHardwoodsMag-ProgramAd-G