In hundreds of styles, easy-to-install energy-efficient lighting brightens the backyard. More
EARTHSOURCE. FSC-certified machiche tropical hardwood decking comes in 2-foot-by-2-foot solid squares for installation on flat surfaces or in 5/4-by-6-inch planks. The open-pored, dense hardwood comes in colors ranging from yellow/tan to medium brown reds and dark reds; over time, lighter spots darken to a reddish brown hue. The wood is sourced from Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. The material is resistant to decay-causing organisms and moderately resistant to dry-wood termites, according to the company. 800.675.7257. www.earthsourcewood.com. More
A.E.R.T. MoistureShield composite decking is made from 90% recycled materials, including pre-consumer kiln-dried oak mill waste, waste pallets, and construction debris. The plastics in the product include low- and high-density polyethylene from recycled milk jugs, grocery bags, detergent bottles, pallet wrap, and food packaging waste. Sixty percent of the materials that go into its deck boards and deck tiles is post-consumer, which is about two and a half times the requirement for LEED for Homes, the manufacturer claims. MoistureShield composite decking comes with a limited lifetime warranty against rot, decay, and termite damage. 866.729.2378. www.moistureshield.com. More
Natures Composites. TerraFence and TerraDeck are made with 94% renewable and reclaimed materials: wheat straw and recycled HDPE. The boards will not splinter or crack and are resistant to moisture, UV rays, insects, and rot, the maker says. The fencing comes in privacy, basketweave, picture frame, shadowbox, ornamental, and three-rail ranch styles. The products are pending SCS certification. 877.810.4029. www.naturescomposites.com. More
Freedonia says composite, plastic products will enjoy double-digit gains, but wood will still account for most of the product sold. More
Bamboo deck boards offer density, strength, and durability. More
Cali Bamboo. BamDeck Fossilized Strand bamboo deck boards offer density, strength, and durability comparable to Brazilian ipe, the firm says, but with the rapid renewability of bamboo. The decking is made with no-urea-formaldehyde glues, tests below E1 emissions standards, and has passed California Class A fire tests. It features a hidden fastening system. 888.788.2254. www.calibamboo.com. More
Windows, siding, decking, and other introductions from the show floor. More
ProWood Micro wood is treated with Osmose’s MicroPro, a preservative that has earned Scientific Certification Systems’ Environmentally Preferable Product certification. MicroPro copper wood pre-servative doesn’t need organic solvents to dissolve its copper components, says the maker, instead using a micronizing technique that grinds particles to a size that lets them penetrate the wood as a solid; wood products treated with MicroPro release 90% to 99% less copper into water or soil. 800.598.9663. More
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