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Vintage Moments: Carpet = Plague?
(October/November 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
"It was a woman who threw a skin she had cured with her own hands on the floor of the rude tent to cover the stain of blood on the pounded...
When Making Green Marketing Claims, Tread Carefully
(August/September 2012 - Thomas A. Cohn)
As the hardwood flooring industry engages in green marketing efforts, it must carefully consider the risks associated with doing so. In today’s regulatory environment, even seemingly modest claims ...
Great Green Payoff: Succeeding With FSC-Certified Flooring
(August/September 2012 - Laura Kaplan-Nieto)
In a perfect world, hardwood flooring would materialize with no damage or loss to the world’s forests. Until that day, many manufacturers are keen to present clients with a product that ...
Entrepreneur Saves Staves For Wine Barrel Flooring
(August/September 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
Reclaimed wood flooring comes from all matter of sources: old barns, equine fences, railroad ties, pier pillars—the list goes on. All these materials are (relatively) flat, but what do you do ...
Federal Enforcement Leads to Backlash Over Lacey Act
(August/September 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
While a portion of the wood products industry seeks to change the Lacey Act yet again, the unlikely coalition that helped craft the amended act from 2006 to 2008 find themselves ...
Kids Install End-Grain Floor With One of Industry's Best
(August/September 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
An hour north of Detroit, students at Upland Hills School take classes like “Fisher Tech” and “Swamping”—there’s even a class on using a chainsaw! Encouraged to develop technical skills as well as an ...
Do You Have Answers When Bombarded With Green Questions?
(August/September 2012 - Jack Shannon)
Late last year I was part of a media trip made on behalf of the American Hardwoods Promotion (AHP) campaign. I can assure you that I had reservations about going, as I had no experience in meeting wit...
Setting Seuss Straight: Stuart’s Birkett appears on Daily Show
(February/March 2002 - Karen Erstad)
Can two sides agree on different ways to save the trees? The July 2001 issue of Harper’s magazine stirred debate over this question by featuring an excerpt from Teri Birkett’s children’s book, Truax.....
Nonprofit Exchanges Healthcare for Rainforest Preservation
(December 2011/January 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
It’s a very simple concept: In Kalimantan, Indonesia, there is a medical clinic that provides locals discounted healthcare if they help preserve the rainforest. And it’s ...
Know These 10 Facts for a Great Cork Job
(December 2011/January 2012 - Don Jewell)
Cork flooring has been around for many years, but it’s seeing a resurgence due to its unique aesthetics...
Architect Builds Homes With Whole Trees
(August/September 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
Roald Gundersen is a forester/architect with a background in environmental design, and the New York Times has said ...
Manufacturer Greens Operations With Kiln Retrofit
(August/September 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
About three years ago, Tim Kelly was gassing up his vehicle for a trip back home to Ashland, Maine, from Montreal, Quebec. The price tag on the Kelly Lumber vice president’s full tank was $175 ...
The Forester's Toolbox: Technology Shores up Supplies for the Future
(August/September 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
At this very moment, about 466 miles up in space, NASA’s Terra satellite is recording atmospheric data across a 1,400-mile-wide swath of Earth. It uses a...
Making a Truly 'Green' Wood Floor Spec
(August/September 2011 - Sam Cobb)
Today I got a “green” spec across my desk for a big commercial project: 180,000 square feet of 3¼ (only), select-and-better (only) red oak … and all FSC-certified...
Planters Pimps Out Mr. Peanut’s Ride with Wood Flooring
(April/May 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
How does the monocled Mr. Peanut move from place to place? With the latest Planters Nutmobile, a vehicle...
Museum Goes Green With Reclaimed Gym Wood Flooring
(April/May 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
The perfect floor covering for a kids’ museum exhibit focused on salvaged, recycled and repurposed materials? Reclaimed gym flooring...
Dustless Sanding Boosted this Wood Flooring Company
(August/September 2010 - Chris Zizza)
Using dustless sanding was a great leap for this wood flooring contractor.
Use the Lacey Act to Promote Legal Wood Flooring
(August/September 2010 - Elizabeth Baldwin)
Use the Lacey Act to help promote legal wood flooring in your business.
Sustainable Harvesting in the Peruvian Rainforest
(August/September 2010 - John Vick)
How one company uses sustainable harvesting to create exotic cumaru flooring.
The New EPA Lead Law Rules Explained
(August/September 2010 - Robin Pharo)
Contractors must cope with a host of new rules after EPA's latest lead paint law took effect
Barcode Project Gives Trees a Positive ID
(April/May 2010 - Nicole P. Smith)
There are thousands of species of trees. Some you use daily on the job site; some you may have only heard of; others remain mysterious...
Working Green on Your Wood Flooring Job Site
(August/September 2009 - Catherine Liewen)
How to help the environment and your bottom line by being green on your wood flooring job sites
How One Wood Flooring Company Became Green
(August/September 2009 - Tricia Thompson)
Take some tips from this environmentally conscious wood flooring contractor
Use Sustainable Practices in Your Wood Flooring Business
(August/September 2009 - Jim Groff)
Take your wood flooring business to the next level with sustainable practices
What Wood Floor Contractors Should Know about LEED
(August/September 2009 - Jeffrey Horn)
What wood flooring contractors should know about working on LEED projects
Know these Facts Before Working with Bamboo Flooring
(February/March 2009 - Dan Harrington)
As the focus on environmental responsibility gains strength among consumers and the wood flooring industry, bamboo flooring continues to be in the spotlight...
A Closer Look at Where our Wood Floors Come From
(August/September 2008 - Kim M. Wahlgren)
The industry takes a closer look at where its products come from
Helping Clients 'Go Green' With Wood Flooring
(August/September 2007 - Kim M. Wahlgren)
Help your environmentally minded clients go green when choosing wood flooring products
Green Building is Red-Hot
(August/September 2006 - Kim M. Wahlgren)
From coast to coast, customers are looking for "green" products
Understanding Low-VOC Rules
(June/July 2006 - Craig Dupra)
Understand the latest low-VOC poly wood floor finish rules
A Look at Sustainable Harvesting in a Hardwood Forest
(August/September 2005 - Kim M. Wahlgren)
Today's hardwood forest management focuses on sustainability
Trees Are the Answer: Why Using Wood is the Answer to Saving Forests
(August/September 2004 - Patrick Moore, Ph.D.)
I believe that trees are the answer to a lot of questions about our future. These include: How can we advance to a more sustainable economy based on renewable fuels...
Understanding Wood Flooring Certification Programs
(August/September 2003 - Kim M. Wahlgren)
Certification organizations try to promote the "green" side of wood flooring
Avoid Toxins When Sanding Old Wood Floors
(February/March 2001 - Catherine Liewen)
Avoiding toxins while sanding old wood floors
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