NRDC Publishes Handbook on Efficient Wood Use The Natural Resource Defense Council announces the imminent release of its new handbook, Efficient Wood Use in Residential Construction: A Practical Guide to Saving Wood, Money, and Forests, by ADSPR's own Ann Edminster along with colleague Sami Yassa. Focusing on materials and practices that are feasible for adoption within the mainstream home-building industry, the handbook provides cost data as well as other practical information to assist with evaluating and implementing these cost-efficient strategies. The handbook will be off the presses in November and is available for $15 + $3 s/h; order by calling NRDC, 415-777-0220 http://www.nrdc.org.