Promoting an awareness of wood as the natural, renewable,

sustainable, and environmentally - preferred building resource.

   
 

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What is Wood IS green?
  • Grassroots Campaign

  • Asserting wood as:

    • natural

    • renewable

    • sustainable

    • carbon-retaining

    • architectural building material

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    Wood Facts:

 

Steel vs Wood Framing"  a highlight from an article by Dr. Jim Bowyer of Dovetail Partners Inc.

 

"A Balance That is Second to None:

The Superb Productivity and Sustainability of North American Forests"   Learn how US forests measure up against the rest of the world in this article from the Hardwood Review.

"Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association Issues Sustainability Report

"USDA Forest Service Reports Hardwood Resources Continue Growing”, The Hardwood Review gives a report on the report!

 "Clearcutting Facts and Fallacies”, a summary of an article by Kevin Belt and Robert Campbell

  Read excerpt from the article "Top 10 Environmental Benefits of Forestry" posted on www.forestryusa.com

Check out your knowledge of "Green Facts":  "What’s Your Green Savvy?  Take the Quiz"

  Read two excerpts from the article “Trees Are the Answer”, by Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace:   "The Truth About Logging" and "Forestry - The Forest's Friend or Foe?"

  Read article by Margaret Fisher printed in ISWOnline:  "Wood The 'Alpha Material'"

 

  Read two recaps from a white paper by Dr. Jim Bowyer and associates of Dovetail Partners, Inc. :

 "Life Cycle Analysis—Production of Concrete as Compared to Wood"  and 

"Life Cycle Analysis—Environmental Impacts of Concrete and Other Types of Buildings"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  •  More Pertinent green building issues regarding wood

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 Wood in the News: 

"Important Legislative Alert:  Home Star Program Giving Tax Incentives For Using Wood Products Coming to a Vote” 

"Studies Show Forest Product Industry Can Preserve Jobs And Expand Renewable Energy Production"

“USGBC Continues Focus on Wood Certification While Appearing to Ignore Non-Wood Resources”

“Biomass Power Association CEO Refutes Massachusetts Study Findings”

“Forest Fires May Save Dogwoods”

"Guardians of the Forest"

“AF & PA’  Press Release Regarding   EPA’s Ruling on Renewable Energy From Biomass”

 

"Canada Considering Wood As Preferred Building Material in Federal Projects"

 

“Managed Forests Lead in Green Job Creation”

"UNB Focuses on Wood Building"

"Wood Makes A Stand at 2010 Olympics"

“Sourcing Sustainable Local Wood Products Webinar  March 4”

“Hardwood Federation Urges Contacting Senators to Support S Res 411”

“Woodworks California Announces 2010 Award Winners”

“Woodworks Southeast Announces 2010 Award Winners”

“Senate Resolution on Hardwood for Green Building”

“’Cash for Caulkers’ May Include Credits for Wood Materials”

Canada’s Wood Works!  Awards winners announced.  To see pictures of winners’ projects click here:    www.woodworksawards.com

"Wood Performs Well in Earthquake Simulation" posted on www.awc.org

"British Columbia Mandates Wood for Construction Projects"

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Resolution Recognizing U.S. Hardwoods

Read the Resolution Here

World’s Tallest Wooden Building  Planned for Norway

  Canadian Forestry Looking for   Innovative Use of Wood

  Podcast by the Hardwood Council:

  "Smart Specification of American Hardwoods and their Future Role in Carbon-Neutral Buildings"

           

 

      Our Roots are Spreading.....
Companies and Associations Joining Campaign:
A-I J-Z
Acacia J.H. Keeso & Sons Ltd.
A.E. Sampson & Son Ltd Jasper Veneer Mills, Inc.
Ames True Temper Kane Woodworking Co.
Antresian Design, Inc. Keim Lumber Company
Architectural Wood Kentucky Millwork
Architectural Woodwork Institute Kerfkore Company.
Architectural Specialties & Consultants Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
Ardew Wood Products Ltd. Krueger Lumber Co. Inc.
Armand Johnson Cabinets, Inc. Lange Bros. Woodwork Co., Inc.
Arti-Plac Wood USA LLC LDE
Atlantic Plywood Corp. Legacy Machinery, Inc.
Baillargeon Doors Inc. Leininger Cabinet & Woodworking Inc.
Baird Brothers Sawmill, Inc. Lexington Manufacturing Inc.
Bannish-Rickard Lumber Co Inc Liberty Lumber Co Inc
Bee Forest LLC Lyndan, Inc.
BGS Enterprise, Inc. Lyndon Millwork, Inc.
Bossen Architectural Millwork Marlin Lumber Sales Corp
Brookside Lumber Inc Marquette Lumber Company, Inc.
Bruewer Woodwork Mfg. Co. MCR Estimating Services, LLC
Cascade Wood Products Meyer and Lundahl Manufacturing    
Casework Technologies Ltd. Co. Mgc, Inc.
Chamberlain Companies, Inc. Michigan Maple Block
Charles Horn Lumber Company Mill Tech, LLC
Cherry Forest Products

New World Millworks

Chesapeake Mill Products, Inc. New York Forest Owners Association
Clark Lumber Company Northwest Millwork, Inc.
Classic Millwork and Products, Inc. Patrick's Turning Point
Classic Woodworking, Inc. PA College of Technology
C. S. Humphrey & Company, LLC PCI Cabinetworks
Coastal Lumber Company Penwood Custom Manufacturing Ltd.
Coastal Woodworking, Inc. Petra Construction Corp.
Columbia Forest Products Pinetree Furniture Makers
Columbia River Hardwoods, Inc. Piedmont Printing
Commercial Millworks, Inc. Plain n Fancy Kitchens Inc.
Conley Caseworks Prime Design Millwork
Crosscut Hardwoods Professional Coatings, Inc.
Cumberland Wood Products Rayner & Rinn-Scott, Inc.
D&M Forestry RCS Millwork, L.C.
Deer Park Lumber, Inc. Refocus Laser Engraving and Design
Diversified Woodcrafts, Inc. Renaissance Specialty Veneer Products
DNR Forestry Resource: Engineering, Inc
DOOR-LAM Manufacturing Riverside Construction Services Inc.
Dryco Lumber Rockbridge Sawmill, Inc.
DT Woodcrafters Corp. rTe Millworks
Dustpipe.com, Inc. Rudd Company, Inc.
E.B.Bradley Co. Rutt HandCrafted Cabinetry
ECS Consultants S&H Cabinets
Emerson Hardwood SCI Architectural Woodwork Installation
Fagan Design and Fabrication, Inc. Schacht Mill Works, Inc.
Fairfield County Millwork Select Veneer Company
Federal Millwork Corporation Southern Indiana Millwork, Inc.
Fetzer Architectural Woodwork Stück Wood Works Inc.
First Choice Industrial LLC Studio Kitchens
Firth Maple Products Inc. Summum Woodwork Corporation Inc.
Flexible Materials Inc. Sunshine Printing
Forbes Cabinets LLC Sustainable Forest Futures
Fremont Interiors Tecnique Mfg. Inc.
Furniture Concepts, Ltd Tedrow Wood Products, Inc.
Furst Woodworks The Anthony Galluzzo Corp
Genbrook Millwork, Inc. Timber Mart-South
Gillpatrick Woodworks Inc. Tioga Hardwoods Inc.
GreaterValue Hardwood Consultants Tool-Hunter.com
Great Lakes Hardwoods Totem Lumber and Supply
Great Lakes Veneer, Corp. Trend Millwork, LLC
Green River American Hardwood TSS Distribution, Inc.
Hale Manufacturing Company Turn Bull Lumber Company
Hardwoods of Michigan, Inc. Turncraft
Hardwood Publishing Upper Peninsula Timber Company, LLC
Heartwood Custom Woodwork, Inc. Upstate Door
Heidler Hardwood Lumber Company Valley Oak Cabinet Doors
Herzog Veneers, Inc. Vigilant Woodworks
Hilgefort Woodworking Machinery Walnut Creek Lumber Co., LLC
Hoffco Incorporated Western Hardwood Association
Hollywood Woodwork Western Valley Cutstock
Horizon Wood Products Woodcrafters, Inc.
Horner Sports Flooring Wooden Mallet Inc.
Hull Forest Products WoodJobs.com
          Indiana Architectural Plywood Woodmeister Master Builders
        Indiana DNR Forestry Wood Tech Consultants LLC
        Indianapolis Woodworking, Inc. Woodwork Career Alliance
        Intermountain Wood Products WoodWorks
  Wright Architectural Millwork
   
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