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September 14, 2007 Long-Sullivan Award Recipient Announced
Architect Kevin Harris of Baton Rouge,
La., has been selected as the recipient
of the 2007 Long-Sullivan Award. Kevin has
been a proponent of Southern Pine as a preferred structural and finish
material for
Kevin served as technical advisor during the creation of the Southern Pine Council’s Raised Floor program and contributed to SPC’s Raised Floor Systems Design and Construction Guide. His designs have won local, regional, national and international awards. He has been quoted in The New York Times, Smart Money, Business Week, Money and Old House Journal.
This is the third year the SPC will present the award, which recognizes a building or design professional who has demonstrated outstanding use of Southern Pine products. The award is named for two early 20th century marketing pioneers of the Southern Pine lumber industry – Robert A. Long and W.H. Sullivan. “The Long-Sullivan committee was very proud to select Kevin Harris from a field of very strong nominees this year,” said Mark Junkins, co-chairman of SPC’s Special Products Committee, which oversees the award program. “His affinity for Southern Pine is obvious, and as a nationally recognized expert he is helping tell the rest of the world what we in the Southern Pine industry already know – Southern Pine is beautiful, durable and sustainable.”
The award will be presented during the SPC portion of SFPA’s upcoming 2007 Annual Meeting in Charleston, S.C. It’s not too late to sign up for the meeting. To book your room, call the Francis Marion Hotel at 843/722-0600 or 877/756-2121. For information about registering for the meeting, download our Annual Meeting brochure or contact Dianne Breaux at 504/443-4464, ext. 225, or at dbreaux@sfpa.org. |
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Outlook Analyzes Softwood Markets Through 2015 SFPA has just released its Softwood Market Outlook to 2015, a detailed analysis of market conditions compiled by Wade Camp, SFPA’s director of economic services. Wade provides in-depth looks at supply and demand as well as forecasts for future market conditions and opportunities for sawmill profits. The outlook also includes a table showing the Southern Pine earnings trend with actual results for 2002 through 2006 and forecasts for 2007 through 2015. The report is available to members only. Visit the “Members Only” section of SFPA’s Web site at www.sfpa.org or contact Wade at 504/443-4464, ext. 217, or by e-mail at wcamp@sfpa.org. |
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more than 25 years. The majority of his custom-designed homes
feature raised floor foundations with pressure-treated sills supporting
floor joists and tongue-and-groove plywood sub-flooring. Southern Pine
studs, joists and rafters are also key in his projects, as are exposed heavy
timber pine beams, tongue-and-groove ceilings, wainscoting and wide plank
Longleaf Pine flooring. “I prefer the poetic connections of crafting a home
of materials indigenous to its surroundings, such as Southern Pine,” Kevin
said.
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