Feb 19, 2007. /Lesprom Network/. National association of home builders (USA) and Builders association of Russia (ASR) have signed cooperation agreement in course of visit of ASR president Nikolai Koshman to Florida, Orlando. The signing of agreement followed negotiations between NAHB, National sawnwood and building materials association and ASR, devoted to question of increase of lumber export from Russia to the USA. American colleagues wished to form more close contacts with Russia, admitting that quality of Russian wood is much more higher, ASR press-service reported. From its part NAHB showed readiness to help Russian entrepreneurs to introduce state-of-the-art technologies of wood-processing. NAHB is the largest organization comprising more than 235 000 building companies in the country.