
Back Woods Art has created a variety of wine racks and accessories that are unique in design, and are a perfect addition to the homes of any wine enthusiast looking for a fun way to display their treasures. Back Woods Art takes wine racks to a new level. Each wine rack is hand crafted from one of the many logs she finds on her property and beyond in the Rocky Mountains. Back Woods Art creates wine racks in a variety of shapes and sizes. She has...

Durabuilt® by Ply Gem, a leader in vinyl siding and accessories, is pleased to introduce its newest product, Durabuilt Gutter Protection® by Ply Gem, now available exclusively in select Lowe’s stores. Durabuilt Gutter Protection was created especially for DIY application. The affordable, easy snap-on design of Durabuilt Gutter Protection eliminates the need for special tools or brackets and can be installed by homeowners. Additionally, installation...

FreeForm is a new FSC-certified particleboard that is produced with no added urea-formaldehyde. A melamine-formaldehyde binder is used rather than industry-standard urea-formaldehyde. Initial chamber testing has shown formaldehyde emissions to be in the range of 0.09 to 0.13 parts per million which meets the recently announced Phase I California Air Resources Board (CARB) standards for formaldehyde emissions—but not the Phase II standards. Within...
The Austrian Seewinkel hot springs resort complete with four-star hotel is currently one of the largest reinforced concrete construction projects in the Alpine Republic with a total investment in the region of 80 million euros. The HABAU group of companies were commissioned to construct the concrete frame and in so doing have succeeded in meeting two difficult challenges. On the one hand, the special form of the spiral-shaped building with mostly...
PureWood chemical-free preserved wood is processed under very high temperatures and steam, which transform Southern yellow pine into a wood that is indigestible by insects or decay fungi. While energy-intensive, this thermal-modification process produces dimensionally stable wood that can be painted, stained, sanded, and disposed of like conventional wood. Suitable for outdoor above-ground and ground-contact applications, PureWood is available as...