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Week of June 23, 2003

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President's Message

* Too Many Communities Make Building Housing a Struggle

Housing Forum

* New EPA Web Site Can Help You Understand Housing Regulations

Homeownership Month

* Roundtables Identify Concerns for Affordably Priced Housing

Housing Politics

* Association Health Plans Approved by the House
* Major Push Urged to Address Unmet Rural Housing Needs
* Builders Support Commerce Plan on Canadian Lumber
* Congress Votes for ‘No Taxation Without Respiration’
* Two Million Acres in Northeast Threatened With Federal Oversight

Labor

* Senate Considering Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization

Housing and Economics

* Housing Starts Rise in May Despite Rainy Weather
* Builders Confident as New Single-Family Home Sales Head for Another Record
* Spotlight on: Cincinnati
* Eye on the Economy

Construction Safety

* Training Is Key to Safety on the Job Site

Research

* Habitat Homes in Syracuse Are Energy-Efficient

Multifamily

* Pillars Award Winner Provides Tips on Leasing Centers
* Summit to Look at Assessments of Tax-Credit Housing

Business Management

* Automate Your Selection and Change Order Processes

Environment

* New Jersey Protects Habitat of Long-Gone Queen Snake

Member Dividends

* Workforce Development Is Another Great Member Benefit

Seniors Housing

* Active Adult Marketing Involves Five Key Elements

Sales and Marketing

* Ask a MIRM — About The Best Way to Train Your Sales Staff

Building Systems

* Registration Discounts Available for Building Systems Showcase

Building Products

* Exterior Composite Trim Outperforms Wood

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Catfish Tournament an Annual Charity Event in Florida

NBN Back Issues

 

Exterior Composite Trim Outperforms Wood

MiraTEC® Treated Exterior Composite Trim, like other composite trim products, provides higher yields than wood and its price and availability don’t fluctuate like wood. According to its manufacturer, Craftmaster Manufacturing, Inc., it also provides some unique advantages.

Headquartered in Chicago with a manufacturing facility in Towanda, PA, CMI is a member of the National Council of the Housing Industry, the supplier 100 of NAHB.

Among the advantages of MiraTEC®:

  • A solid board of uniform density and thickness, it is moisture-resistant, so that it will not de-laminate and is more durable than its laminated counterparts.

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  • MiraTEC®’s new16-inch width size is easy to use for everything from column wraps, soffits, half rounds and decorative plant-ons to planter boxes, shutters and other non-structural decorative applications. MiraTEC® is available in nine widths, from two-inches to 16-inches.
  • The product’s 4/4 thick trim (in 16-foot lengths) allows greater flexibility in cutting for many special applications where the beauty of cedar and long-lasting performance of an engineered product is desired. It is available in true 5/4 and 4/4 thicknesses.
  • It is compatible with any exterior cladding — hardboard, vinyl, wood, brick, OSB, stucco or stone — and it has been used extensively as a complement to fiber cement siding.
  • MiraTEC® features a mildew-resistant primer and excellent paint adhesion characteristics. It reduces customer complaints that are typical of cedar, redwood and primed spruce — peeling paint, chipping, discoloration, warping, decay and splitting.
  • It is treated with zinc borate to resist rot and is resistant to termites.

MiraTEC® has been on the market for nearly five years, and it has been embraced by builders and remodelers because it has no knots; it’s easy to cut, paint and nail; and it won’t split or crack like wood.

The product is backed by a comprehensive 25-year warranty.
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