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Metamorphosis Urban Woods into mainstream uses? Complete Landscape Solutions for the Urban Environment about Tournesol Siteworks Manufacturing products for urban landscapes since 1979 Exclusively focused on products for commercial and


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Complete Landscape Solutions for the Urban Environment

Metamorphosis

Urban Woods into mainstream uses?

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about Tournesol Siteworks

  • Manufacturing products

for urban landscapes since 1979

  • Exclusively focused on

products for commercial and high- end residential on- structure landscapes

  • Based in Hayward, CA,

near San Francisco with manufacturing facilities in: California, Texas and Minnesota.

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materials we work in

  • FRP fiberglass
  • GFRC concrete
  • Metal
  • Plastics
  • Wood—building out
  • pportunity now
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Commercial Opportunity

  • Current commercial

landscape construction— South American tropical hardwoods

  • Ipe, Jatoba, Massaranduba,

Cumaru, Iroko and Teak

  • Why are South American

tropical hardwoods used?

  • Thermally-modified wood

(TMW) as an alternate to tropical hardwoods

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What is thermally-modified wood?

  • Domestic hardwoods treated

in a special high temperature kiln.

  • AWPA Use-Class UC3B &

Class A flame spread (ASTM E-84)

  • Dimensionally stable
  • Easy to work with
  • Attractive color
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Urban wood as potential starting stock for TMW

  • Ash is an excellent hardwood

for TMW—Green is very good, black ash not so much

  • Oak—common urban tree

and excellent hardwood too

  • Irresistible marketing pitch to
  • ur specifiers and owners
  • Similar color as ipe
  • FSC or Urban Forest Product

Certification

  • “Upcycle”
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Urban wood—why it fits for Tournesol

  • Still have somewhat limited

needs

  • Ash is available
  • Somewhat flexible on lengths

coming in

  • “But” there are challenges
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Challenge #1: Local Sawyers

  • Quantities required
  • Pricing / Efficiency
  • Consistent sourcing and

availability

  • Reliability
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Challenge #2: Intermediate Steps – Availability

  • Drying availability

(outsourced) very limited

  • Transportation /

Quarantine issues

  • Processing—flexibility

in working to specific sizes

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Challenge #3: Scrap

  • Need high-quality

material—Select or better

  • What do we do with the

rest of the tree?

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Central Issues

  • Tournesol Siteworks is not a

dedicated wood company

  • At some point, cost of wood

and efficiencies have to come into line

  • Thermal modification is not

an inexpensive process

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Bridging the gap

  • Determined that it’s

more important to build demand for TMW than incorporate urban wood into the supply chain

  • Depending on wood

type and sources, we hope to apply greater resources into developing urban supply

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Long-term Outlook

  • Very compelling product

for Tournesol’s customer base

  • Perhaps once TMW is

more established, urban wood will be able to sell at a higher price point

  • Offsetting the higher

development cost.

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Thank You!