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Botanical Garden uses Ipe Decking

May 18, 2022August 5, 2009 by Mr. Ipe Hardwood

Recently, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville recently unveiled the highly anticipated new addition to their botanical garden area called the Gardens. Inspired by Asian pagodas, “The Lantern” is a truly beautiful structure. It was designed to offer a tranquil place to view the water as well as a peaceful place to get away from the …

A Deck Post For All Decking Types

August 4, 2009 by Mr. Ipe Hardwood

Deck posts are the perfect choice for any decking project. Whether you need to build a two story deck and need the second level to have a fence, or your one-story deck needs some flair, Advantage Trim & Lumber has hollow slip posts that can be custom milled with most of our hardwood decking options. …

Miami to use Ipe Decking for New Pier

April 24, 2019July 29, 2009 by Mr. Ipe Hardwood

The city of Miami has just given the OK to a great new design concept for the soon-to-be constructed South Point Park Pier. The best part about this plan is that the designers have included the use of ipe decking in their plans. Why ipe? Well, I can only imagine that since the Miami Beach …

Green Building with Ipe Decking & FSC Wood

July 12, 2017July 23, 2009 by Mr. Ipe Hardwood

There are so many great resources out there to help you build a green deck, or install eco-friendly flooring. Thanks to increased demand and the efforts of governments throughout the world, eco-friendly products are not going to become a fad, but hopefully an industry standard. Obviously, this is important because if the construction industry and the lumber industry fail to recognize that there are only so many resources in the world, they are basically leading to their own demise. After all, there is a point where the damage caused by the old ways of forestry lead to irreparable damage that causes great harm to both our environment and our civilized society. If you think this is just some typical tree-hugger propaganda, think again…

Looking to Build a Deck? Now is the time!

March 8, 2022July 15, 2009 by Mr. Ipe Hardwood

Now more than ever, homeowners are looking at their home and thinking,“With the housing market the way it is, we may be at this home for much longer than we thought. Is now the time to build a deck or do a room addition?” In short, the answer may be “Yes!” After all, if you …

LEED Certification – The Basics of This Green Building Initiative

June 22, 2022July 2, 2009 by Mr. Ipe Hardwood

The LEED Certification (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) was established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to provide the construction and building industries with a verifiable system to define exactly what a green building is. Using a point system, an eco-friendly building can achieve LEED certification.

The more points a green building accumulates, the more prestigious the LEED Certification. If you think all it takes to get LEED Certified is screwing in a couple of compact fluorescent light bulbs, think again. The USGBC has put in place a set of strict policies and procedures that must be followed. The good news is that there are various ways that a building project can earn LEED certified.

Here are the various LEED Certification levels:

LEED Certified – 40-49 points
LEED Silver – 50-59 points
LEED Gold – 60-79 points
LEED Platinum – 80 points & over

The Materials Resource Credit 7 (MRc7) is a great LEED credit to plan for.

What is Ipe?

March 31, 2022June 26, 2009 by Mr. Ipe Hardwood

Ipe (pronounced EE-pay) is an exotic hardwood that is used for decking, flooring, and a host of many other applications. Ipe has many names and is also known as Brazilian Walnut, Amapa, Cortez, Guayacan polvillo, and many others. Ipe also gets misspelled in various different ways such as epi, epay, and eepay. Regardless of the …