Hancock Green Building Solutions:

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Hancock Lumber offers you one-stop shopping, sales, and service for green building.
Green thinking has always been part of the process at Hancock Lumber.We’ve assembled a thorough selection of third-party-certified, green building products and solutions – many of which are made right here in Maine – all tailored to the professional builder. As more and more of your home buyers demand environmentally friendly materials, locally sourced products, higher energy efficiency, and lower carbon footprint houses, all of us at Hancock Lumber are dedicated to helping you meet and exceed their needs at every level.  Green building products are part of our every-day product mix - from our own grown-in-Maine, made-in-Maine FSC-certified Eastern White Pine to JM Huber's SFI certified, made-in-Maine flooring, sheathing and Zip System. 
A sampling of other green building materials available at Hancock Lumber:

• FSC Certified KD Lumber. Hancock Lumber is your source for framing lumber that is grown, harvested and milled right here in Maine.
  • FSC certification for renewable forestry practices
  • Sourced within a 500-mile radius
  • Eligible for LEED rating points
  • Manufactured in Maine
• AdvanTech® Flooring and ZIP System® Sheathing. We are very excited about these two revolutionary panel product brands, both from JM Huber’s manufacturing facility in Easton, Maine. For flooring, sheathing, and roofing, AdvanTech and ZIP System represent a whole new way of thinking. Designed and manufactured for weatherability, installation ease, and strength, these panels are cleaner and greener when compared to regular OSB and plywood.
  • Builder Magazine’s survey of 6,000 builders named AdvanTech flooring #1 Quality Brand
  Leader seven years in a row.
  • ZIP System is Energy Star rated for its energy efficiency and the R-value of its insulation.
  • Both meet strict formaldehyde emission standards for a healthy indoor air environment.
  • Manufactured in Easton, Maine
  • Eligible for LEED rating points
• Hancock Lumber Eastern White Pine Siding, Trim and Patterns.  Choosing sides? Hancock Lumber is your first choice for the finest quality Eastern White Pine siding and trim boards – every one made in Maine at our own mill in Casco.
  • FSC certified EWP manufacturer and supplier
  • Exterior and interior siding
  • An extensive selection of patterns
  • Available binned and primed
  • Eligible for LEED rating points
  • Manufactured in Casco, Maine
• CorrectDeck® Composite Decking.  Ultra-low maintenance CorrectDeck is made from
  recovered hardwood fiber and rugged, UV-stabilized polypropylene yielding a superior material that’s stronger, stiffer, and lighter than other composites. Biddeford’s award-winning CorrectDeck is one of Maine’s greenest success stories, is a member of the Maine Made & Green Program, the Corporate Conservation Council of Maine, US Green Building Council,
  and a two-time winner of the Governor’s Waste Reduction Award.
  • Manufactured in Biddeford, Maine
  • Manufactured from recycled materials
  • Qualifies for 5 LEED points
• Everlast Metal Roofing.  Hancock Lumber is proud to carry Everlast Roofing products. These high-quality, pre-painted metal roofs afford an attractive life cycle cost in addition to many other advantages. They will not crack, shrink, or erode, making them a long-lasting alternative to many conventional roofing materials.
  • Manufactured with recyclable material
  • One-of-a-kind heat forming process enables harder, more scratch resistant paint
  • Energy Star rated in 16 different colors
  • Manufactured in Bridgton, Maine
• Hancock Classics™Vinyl Windows and Doors.  For energy efficiency, Hancock Classics are the windows to look into. Hancock Classics’ improved weather seal, superior thermal efficiency, and maintenance-free design offer your homebuyers unsurpassed performance and energy savings, with many of the products qualifying for the Federal Stimulus Tax Credit. 
  • Promotes a tight building envelope
  • Energy Star rated
  • Manufactured in Belfast, Maine
• And More Green Thinking from Hancock Lumber:
  Maine Traditions Flooring
  Pre-finished, 3⁄4 inch solid hardwood flooring manufactured in Solon, Maine from trees selected from sustainably managed forests.
  Maibec® Eastern White Cedar Shingle
  FSC certified, these naturally durable white cedar shingles have great insulating features against cold and noise and require very little maintenance.
  Dow STYROFOAM™ Insulation
  Below-ground foundation insulation minimizes energy loss, keeps out moisture, and pays for itself in just a few years with energy cost savings.
   

ENERGY STAR www.energystar.gov
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.  Results are already adding up. Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy in 2007 alone to avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 27 million cars — all while saving $16 billion on their utility bills.

FSC© www.fscus.org
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a non-profit organization devoted to encouraging the responsible management of the world’s forests. FSC sets high standards that ensure forestry is practiced in an environmentally responsible, socially beneficial, and economically viable way.
Landowners and companies that sell timber or forest products seek certification as a way to verify to consumers that they have practiced forestry consistent with FSC standards. Consumers wishing to support healthy forests and communities should look and ask for the FSC label when purchasing wood or paper products.
FSC Brochure (link).

MADE IN MAINE
www.hancocklumber.com
Hancock’s unique ‘Made in Maine’ tag identifies products we offer to our customers that have been grown and/or manufactured in our great state of Maine.

SFI www.aboutsfi.org
The American Forest & Paper Association’s Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) is a comprehensive system of principles, objectives and performance measures developed by professional foresters, conservationists and scientists that combines the perpetual growing and harvesting of trees with the long-term protection of wildlife, plants, soil, air, and water quality.

LEEDing The Way www.usgbc.com
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.

A third-party certification program created by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.

2009 Stimulus package good for green.
First-time Homebuyers and remodelers alike will benefit from the 2009 stimulus package passed by Congress in January.

For remodelers, many Energy-related home improvements that will be placed in service between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010 are now eligible for tax credits up to a total of $1,500.  Several Hancock Lumber product lines, such as Andersen Windows, Therma-Tru doors, and Green Fiber Cel-Pak insulation include products which qualify for the credit.

In addition to the remodeling credits, Congress has increased the tax credit for first-time homebuyers to $8,000 – no repayment required. Many first time home buyers (including those building a new home) may qualify for a tax credit equal to 10% of the cost of a new home purchased on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009.

Please visit our Tax Credit webpage for more information, including a detailed packet on tax credit qualifying products available at Hancock Lumber Company.