Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (TSX:
ANS) – a leading manufacturer and supplier of engineered wood
products for residential, commercial, and industrial applications –
today announced that a range of its products have been selected for
inclusion in Green Builder® Media’s new VISION House® at Mariposa
Meadows. Ainsworth will also be a sponsor of the project. Ainsworth’s
involvement in the Green Builder Media project highlights how its
products mix the best of sustainable green building with durability and
ease of use.
The VISION House at Mariposa Meadows is located in the Colorado Rocky
Mountains, and Green Builder Media states that the VISION House “will
unite extraordinary design, extreme performance, innovative products and
intelligent technology. The goal is to demonstrate how homes built in an
extreme, high-altitude setting – at over 10,000 ft. elevation – can be
optimized for performance, self-sufficiency, durability, and resource
management. The project will focus on key sustainability elements such
as energy efficiency, renewables, water and resource conservation,
healthy indoor air quality, durability, and enabling technologies."
The Ainsworth products that will be used in the VISION House include
Ainsworth’s pointSIX® Durastrand
Flooring; Ainsworth’s SteadiTred®
stair treads; Ainsworth’s Rimboard,
and Ainsworth’s Jumbo OSB panels.
Visit www.BetterBoard.com
for a full list of Ainsworth’s sheathing, floor, stair, and rimboard
products, including Ainsworth newly reintroduced 9-foot and 10-foot OSB
panels.
“Ainsworth’s OSB products are recognized for their ‘green’ attributes;
they’re made from wood fiber, and are harvested within stringent
environmental guidelines, making them a natural fit for the VISION House
at Mariposa Meadows,” said Ainsworth’s Mark Sutherland, Vice President
of Sales & Marketing. “We’re honored to be included in this remarkable
Green Builder Media project.”
About Ainsworth
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of
oriented strand board (OSB) with a special focus on value-added
specialty products for markets in North America and Asia. Ainsworth’s
four OSB manufacturing facilities, located in Alberta, British Columbia,
and Ontario, have combined annual capacity of 2.5 billion square feet
(3/8 inch basis) OSB. Ainsworth is a publicly traded company listed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ANS.
For more information:
www.ainsworthengineered.com.
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