Special thanks goes out to Sean Stevens and Wade Davis at M&M Lumber, who are extremely knowledgable on a variety of sustainable product offerings (Tulsa: 918-627-1926), Perry Stephens at Cedar Creek Lumber (Oklahoma City: 1-800-375-6025) and the great people at Louisana-Pacific, who gave us a nice first-time buyer rebate on their Tech Shield radient barrier product for the decking, which is essentially an oriented strnd board (OSB) with a thin piece of aluminum lamentated to one side.
A radiant barrier is installed in buildings and homes to minimize radiant heat gain in summer, and to minimize radiant heat loss in winter.
Oh, and congradulations to Cedar Creek Lumber, who just became a FSC-certified wholesale lumber company: http://www.cedarcreek.com/index.cfm?id=5
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a non-profit organization devoted to encouraging the responsible management of the world’s forests. FSC sets high standards that ensure forestry is practiced in an environmentally responsible, socially beneficial, and economically viable way. Using lumber from FSC-certified lumber yards also gives you credits for projects seeking LEED certification. We don't have any FSC-certified lumber yards in Tulsa, but keep asking for it. The market drives the progress. We CAN make a difference, just by asking companies for things we want.
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