Huck DeVenzio is manager of product information at Arch Wood Protection Inc., a Smyrna, GA.-based manufacturer of wood treatments and licensor of the Wolmanized brand of pressure-treated wood. Huck has written many articles on wood preservation, and enthusiastically promotes the environmental benefits of wood. You can reach him at 770-801-6600
The framing market is huge. Over recent years there have been innovations in framing. These include wood I-beams, Structural Insulated Panels, different truss configurations, finger-jointed studs, and steel studs. Now a new group of framing options – treated woods with differing properties – is entering the market.