More stories about Wood

  • News Worthy

    The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication creates headlines of its own with a sustainable new structure.

  • Hardwood Tiles Are VOC Free

    Tate’s new engineered hardwood tiles are made of 3-mm-thick natural wood laminate bonded to an 11-mm-thick Versacore wood veneer backer.

  • Glass Replaces Exotic Wood for Cabinet Maker ALNO

    Cabinet maker ALNO has addressed the issues of illegal logging and insufficient forest management by creating a glass alternative to exotic wood veneer.

  • Earthly Ethics

    Fulfilling Aldo Leopold's belief that ethical behavior includes respecting the land, the Leopold Legacy Center examines the relationships between buildings, their inhabitants and their sites

  • Wood Has a Place in Green Home Building, Wood Industry Official Contends

    West Coast Green speaker tells pros that wood is not bad for the environment.

  • Senate Bill Would Establish Formaldehyde Ceilings for Composite Wood Products

    Modeled after CARB regulations, the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Act would limit formaldehyde levels, require third-party certification.

  • Utility Eyes Conversion to Wood Fuel

    Sep. 14--MONTVILLE -- Montville Power LLC is ready to start transforming one of its electrical generating units to accept clean wood products as fuel for its operation.

  • Ecolife Wood Stabilizer System From Viance

    Ecolife is a nonmetallic preservative plus wood stabilizer system that offers long-term protection against decay and termites and provides weathering protection to reduce cracking, warping, and splitting in above-ground applications. The manufacturer says Ecolife is no more corrosive to fasteners...

  • New Resource Bank / San Francisco

    As the nation’s first commercial green bank, New Resource Bank offers special loan programs to green developers and finances residential and commercial solar installations.

  • Program Provides Legal Standard

    Tropical Forest Foundation has instituted a program to assist with independent auditing to confirm tropical-wood products for sale in the U.S. meet legal requirements.