Building Materials Holding Corporation Appoints Richard G. Reiten to Board of Directors.

Business Editors

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001

Building Materials Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:BMHC), a leading provider of building materials and services to professional contractors and builders, today announced it has appointed Richard G. Reiten to its board of directors.

Mr. Reiten, 61, is currently Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Natural Gas Company, which provides natural gas to residential and business customers throughout Oregon and Washington. Mr. Reiten also serves as a director of US Bancorp and Regence BlueCross and BlueShield of Oregon and is a member of the boards of the American Gas Association, the United Way of Oregon and the Nature Conservancy of Oregon. Mr. Reiten replaces Robert Hansberger, who retired from BMHC's board in December of 2000.

"Dick has extensive experience not only in the utilities and energy fields but in our industry as well, and he possesses a great deal of knowledge of many of BMHC's market areas," said Robert E. Mellor, President and Chief Executive Officer of Building Materials Holding Corporation. "We are pleased to have Dick join our board and look forward to his contributions to the Company."

Building Materials Holding Corporation is a leader in the building materials industry, specializing in providing value-added services and high-quality products to the residential construction market. BMHC operates through its subsidiaries BMC West Corporation and BMC Framing Inc., with 133 facilities organized into 55 business units. BMC Framing holds a 49% equity interest in Knipp Brothers Industries, LLC, a leading framing contractor operating in Arizona, California and Nevada. Additional information on Building Materials Holding Corporation can be found at its Web site located at www.bmhc.com.