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  • The stiffness design capacity for 15/32" plywood is 62% higher than for 7/16" OSB.
  • Georgia-Pacific is one of the largest manufacturers of plywood in the world.
  • Georgia-Pacific was the first company to manufacture Southern pine plywood.
  • For high wind zone areas, 19/32" plywood is 220% stiffer than 7/16" OSB, resulting in greater impact resistance, less sag over time and the ability to handle greater load capacity.
  • Using plywood instead of OSB on roofs helps minimize "telegraphing" due to edge swell.
  • The allowable uniform load and span rating for 15/32" plywood is higher than for 7/16" OSB, which means that over the same span plywood can withstand heavier loads from snow and ice than OSB.
  • Plytanium® plywood is 15% lighter than southern yellow pine OSB of comparable thickness.
  • Plytanium® plywood sheathing and sub-floor carry a lifetime limited warranty against delamination.
  • Both the TCA and NTCA (Ceramic Tile Associations) recognize plywood as the preferred sub-floor panel under backer board when applying ceramic tile.
  • Plytanium® plywood is 10% stiffer than OSB, helping reduce the probability of ceramic tile cracking.
  • The use of plywood can help earn points under the NAHB Green Building Standard.
  • The use of plywood can help earn credits under the USGBC LEED® standard
  • In the South Florida counties of Dade and Broward, where building codes are among the strictest in hurricane-prone areas, plywood is the required wood panel for roof sheathing applications.
  • Plywood and OSB products manufactured by Georgia-Pacific are made from wood that is third-party certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) procurement standard.
  • Glued engineered wood products carry greater loads over longer spans than solid wood of equivalent size.
  • DryPly® plywood has a water-repellent coating that absorbs up to 40% less water during the normal construction cycle than uncoated plywood
  • DryPly® plywood helps protect the sub-floor from moisture-related problems during construction, minimizing time-consuming sanding and callbacks.
  • On a hot summer day, attics with Thermostat® radiant barrier roof sheathing can stay up to 30ºF cooler than attics with standard sheathing.
  • Thermostat® radiant barrier roof sheathing can help decrease a home’s annual cooling cost by 8% in the Southeast.
  • Thermostat® radiant barrier roof sheathing reflects up to 97% of the sun’s radiant heat, keeping it from being absorbed into the attic of the home.
  • With Thermostat® radiant barrier roof sheathing, less heat is transferred into living areas through the ceiling, so indoor temperatures stay cooler and more comfortable while helping the cooling system operate more efficiently.
  • Using Thermostat® radiant barrier roof sheathing can help you earn points under the NAHB Green Building Standard.
  • Thermostat® radiant barrier roof sheathing from Georgia-Pacific is qualified under the EPA "Seal and Insulate with ENERGY STAR" program
  • From ceilings to walls to wainscoting, Ply-Bead® real wood panels are designed to give the classic look of expensive bead-board plank paneling without the expense.
  • Ply-Bead® panels resist dents, gouges, scuffs and scratches, making them ideal for use in high traffic areas.
  • I-joists from Georgia-Pacific minimize the effects of shrinking, twisting, and warping that can lead to uneven, squeaky framing.
  • I-joists from Georgia-Pacific use 45 to 70 percent less wood fiber than a comparably sized traditional lumber joist.
  • LVL from Georgia-Pacific offers a high strength-to-weight ratio.
  • Rim board from Georgia-Pacific is manufactured to help minimize shrinking, twisting and warping, making it more compatible with wood I-joists.
  • Using Nautilus® wall sheathing eliminates the need to hire a building wrap installer.
  • Nautilus® wall sheathing combines an OSB panel with a pre-applied building wrap.
  • The weather-resistive barrier of our Nautilus® Wall Sheathing is factory laminated to the panel, helping reduce the risk of wind damage.
  • Installing Nautilus® wall panels and taping the seams with code-compliant Nautilus tape helps prevent air leaks.
  • Nautilus® wall panel assemblies meet the stringent water resistance requirements of the International Building Code, with conditions that simulate sustained 50 MPH wind-driven rains.
  • Premium-construction, sound-isolated walls with Hushboard® panels can deliver STC ratings of 56, which means loud speech in the next room would not be audible.
  • Our commercial roof fiberboard uses cellulosic wood fibers with additives to improve strength and moisture resistance.
  • Structural fiberboard sheathing from Georgia-Pacific is certified to meet 5,200 lbs. minimum racking strength.
  • Regular fiberboard sheathing from Georgia-Pacific allows water vapor to pass through the wall cavity, rather than being trapped within the wall.
  • In a comparison of houses made with wood frames and non-wood frames, the wood construction resulted in approximately 16% lower total energy use and 28% less Greenhouse Gas emissions.
  • As a building material, wood offers a unique combination of benefits, including strength, affordability, ease of use and environmental superiority.
  • Nine out of ten homes today are built with wood.
  • Wood is 400 times less heat conductive than steel, so homes built with wood studs take less energy to heat and cool.
  • Wood contributes fewer greenhouse gas emissions than its non-renewable counterparts, steel and concrete.
  • While wood represents 46% of all industrial raw materials worldwide, it is responsible for only 4% of the energy used to convert raw materials into finished products.
  • Wood is a better insulator than concrete or steel - 15 times better than concrete and 400 times better than steel.
  • More wood is grown each year in the U.S. than is harvested. Growth exceeds harvest by 38%.
  • Manufacturing a concrete slab floor consumes 2.5 times more fossil fuel than a wood joist floor.
  • The net carbon emitted by producing a ton of glass is 4.7 times more than the amount emitted by producing a ton of wood.
  • Manufacturing a steel joist floor consumes 4.9 times more fossil fuel than a wood joist floor.
  • The net carbon emitted by producing a ton of recycled aluminum is 9.4 times more than the amount emitted by producing a ton of wood.
  • Wood panels are more resistant to temperature transfers than metal frames and masonry materials, helping save energy.
  • The acoustical properties and tight construction of wood panels help reduce unwanted exterior noise.
  • Properly applied wood sheathing helps protect homes against high winds and seismic events.
  • Growing trees harness the energy of the sun and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
  • It takes less energy and fewer fossil fuels to produce wood products than concrete and steel.
  • It takes 2.5 times more fossil fuel to produce a concrete slab floor, and 4.9 times more to produce a steel joist floor than it takes to produce a wood joist floor.
  • There's virtually no waste when we use a tree. Bark and wood residuals are utilized as the primary source of energy at our production facilities, supplying more than 50% of the energy needed to make our wood products.