Advanced Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
The Greenville Business Incubator in Greenville, Maine, through its partnership with the University of Maine’s AEWC Center, is seeking an incubator tenant to commercialize hurricane-resistant, advanced/reinforced oriented strand board (OSB).

Wood frame construction exhibits brittle failure under severe hurricane loadings. Composite reinforced OSB offers a low cost residential and light commercial panel product that would significantly improve the survival of wood structures during hurricane-force winds.

The Greenville Business Incubator, an 18,000 sq. ft manufacturing facility in Greenville, Maine, offers tenants: Prime manufacturing space with lease lower than market rates, proximity to wood supply, cost reducing arrangements on power rates, lower equipment costs Support services include phone answering, storage, high speed internet, clerical and receptionist, confe rence space, custodial, and others Technical assistance and testing expertise from the ISO 17025 certified Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center at the University of Maine Business support including on-going training, business planning assistance, legal and financial services, assistance with accessing financing

Product features include:

• Two to three times stronger, more impact resistant and more ductile than presently marketed products
• Rapid installation
• Simplified construction
• Two patents issued

• $750,000 to $800,000 for equipment
• $500,000 operating funds
• 3 – 4 employees
• Building code approval for product
• Rail siding for shipping to hurricane regions
• Market = wholesale