NGBS point-worthy green home building products for NGBS Green Certification.

Weyerhaeuser Lumber-Framer Series®, Green Stud, Premium™ Joist

Weyerhaeuser offers consistent, quality lumber products made from Douglas fir, Spruce-Pine-Fir, Hem-Fir, and Southern Pine.

Practice #	Practice	Points Available	Additional Conditions of Use to Earn Points
601.2(1)	Structural systems are implemented that reduce and optimize material usage. Minimum structural member sizes necessary in accordance with advanced framing techniques.	3	Product must be used a part of a system that uses advanced framing concepts to minimize lumber usage by utilizing minimum size members and spacings.
606.1	Biobased products are used. 8 points maximum awarded.	3, 6	To earn 6 points, this product must be at least 1% of the construction material cost AND another biobased product, also at 1% of material cost, must be used. Lesser points are available at the 0.5% level.
Weyerhaeuser products are made from trees, a natural and renewable resource. Manufacturer’s Comments
606.3	Materials used for major components are manufactured using a min. of 33% of the primary manufacturing process energy from renewable sources, combustible waste sources, or renewable energy credits (RECs).	2	Product must be used as a major component of the building.
More than half of the energy needed to make Weyerhaeuser building materials comes from by-products of the manufacturing process. Manufacturer’s Comments

Practice #	Practice	Points Available	Additional Conditions of Use to Earn Points
601.2(1)	Structural systems are implemented that reduce and optimize material usage. Minimum structural member sizes necessary in accordance with advanced framing techniques.	3	Product must be used a part of a system that uses advanced framing concepts to minimize lumber usage by utilizing minimum size members and spacings.
606.1(1-3)	Biobased products are used. 8 points maximum awarded.	3, 6	To earn 6 points, this product must be at least 1% of the construction material cost AND another biobased product, also at 1% of material cost, must be used. Lesser points are available at the 0.5% level.
Weyerhaeuser products are made from trees, a natural and renewable resource. Manufacturer’s Comments
606.3	Materials manufactured using =33% of the primary manufacturing process energy derived from renewable sources, combustible waste sources, or renewable energy credits are used as major components of the building. 2 points awarded per material; 6 points max.	2	Product must be used as a major component of the building.
More than half of the energy needed to make Weyerhaeuser building materials comes from by-products of the manufacturing process. Manufacturer’s Comments