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Article: Contractors going back to wood for their structural projects: back-to-basics trend has more than environmental benefits.(Construction)
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- San Diego Business Journal
- Article date:
- June 8, 2009
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While some buildings are typically framed with metal studs, high steel prices and relatively low wood prices have resulted in a shifting focus in construction circles.
"People are going back to wood," says Tim Umbarger, president of the Vista-based general contractor Good & Roberts. The company specializes in commercial construction. It now employs 73--two less than a year ago--and has annual sales of $45 million.
Besides offering lowered prices, he adds, wood also sells itself as a renewable resource.
Still, says Umbarger, most Class A office structures are built with tilt-up concrete walls, and most high- and mid-rise buildings are built with ...
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