Re: Boca-developed lumber staves off mold, pests in house frames

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[] Boca-developed lumber staves off mold, pests in house

frames

Boca-developed lumber staves off mold, pests in house frames

By Lori Becker

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2006/04

/01/a1f_bluwood_0401.html

Saturday, April 01, 2006

BOCA RATON - Morando has a solution to help homeowners

combat some of their peskiest problems: blue houses.

More specifically, houses built with BluWood, a chemically treated

blue-colored lumber that protects against mold, wood rot and

termites.

Home builders in the Carolinas, Texas and Central Florida already

are using the wood, hoping to add a safeguard in their humid, mold-

prone climates.

And Morando's WoodSmart Solutions Inc. is working to get the product

to builders across the country.

" Home buyers want to be protected, particularly with the prices of

homes today, " said Morando, 64. He added: " Moisture's the killer. If

you can control the moisture, you can control the mold and insects. "

WoodSmart's " Perfect Barrier " factory-applied treatment has two

parts: an infusion film that controls moisture levels by repelling

water yet letting vapors escape, and a wood preservative that

resists decay and protects from wood-eating insects.

The treatment goes on clear, but WoodSmart adds blue dye to make the

wood stand out.

And it's working: Builders who use the blue lumber say their

projects are drawing a lot of attention.

" It's an excellent opportunity to distinguish ourselves from our

competition, " said Mark Meyer, vice president of sales for Brunswick

Homes, a luxury home builder in Dallas that's using BluWood on a

$2.1 million speculation house in McKinney, Texas. " We're trying to

appeal to a clientele that wants the best. "

Tucked away in an industrial plaza off Boca Raton Boulevard,

WoodSmart's chemists began developing the treatment solution in

2001. Morando previously owned a specialty coatings company in

Lakewood, N.Y., that he sold in 1998 before moving to Florida.

During the past two years, the privately held company has had

several research labs and universities, including Louisiana State

University's Forest Products Development Center, test the system to

verify it meets the standards of the American Wood Preservers

Association.

" Mold is everywhere, but we can manage it effectively, " said Mani

Skaria, a plant pathologist and professor at Texas A & M University

who has been researching mold and its impact on air quality in

buildings for 16 years. " That is what is lacking in today's

construction industry. "

[Guest guest]

sounds good but than what about the chemicals they use and them

being admiited into the

house?

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> Boca-developed lumber staves off mold, pests in house frames

> By Lori Becker

>

> Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

>

>

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2006/04

> /01/a1f_bluwood_0401.html

>

> Saturday, April 01, 2006

>

> BOCA RATON — Morando has a solution to help homeowners

> combat some of their peskiest problems: blue houses.

>

[Guest guest]

Good Question but I like it for different reasons it's Florida News.

Elvira

[] Re: Boca-developed lumber staves off mold, pests in

house frames

sounds good but than what about the chemicals they use and them

being admiited into the

house?

>

> Boca-developed lumber staves off mold, pests in house frames

> By Lori Becker

>

> Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

>

>

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2006/04

> /01/a1f_bluwood_0401.html

>

> Saturday, April 01, 2006

>