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Forest Product Convention June 21-23 in Boise

  (Photo by pauline_iow)

The Forest Products Society (FPS) is hosting its 63rd International Convention June 21-23 at the Doubletree Hotel in Boise, Idaho.  FPS is collaborating with the Society of Wood Science and Technology to arrange presentations and activities at the event.  Industry and academic professionals, including Donald A. Bender, Professor and Director of WSU's Wood Materials and Engineering Lab, will discuss new ideas and wood products for sustainable architecture.   

For more information visit: http://www.forestprod.org/confic09.html

Building Green

Washington State University's Institute for Sustainable Design explores how green construction reduces CO2 emissions and also generates money for investors in this recent article from Green Pages. 

(Photo of Mosler Lofts sustainable condominiums in Belltown, WA courtesy of The Schuster Group)