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WHAT WOOD WILL BE USED IN NEW CONSTRUCTION?

March 10, 2013 on 8:20 pm | In Fascinating Information, Green, Trends, Uncategorized | No Comments

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Here’s a cool chart predicting the growth in production of machine stress-rated (MSR). MSR wood is used mainly for trusses and I-joists, so when new construction rises, so will production. Second, design values for visually graded Southern yellow pine–another wood type used in trusses and joists–were reduced. That makes MSR of all types more desirable. The Forest Economic Advisers (FEA) predicts a boost in production of Southern pine MSR as production in Canada slows due to the mountain pine beetle’s destruction in the west and reduced harvests in the east.