Certified Wood

Sustainaspeak ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 53-54
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Lewis
Keyword(s):  
2022 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 102670
Author(s):  
Teresa Panico ◽  
Francesco Caracciolo ◽  
Marilena Furno

2020 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 102026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Brusselaers ◽  
Wim Verbeke ◽  
Evy Mettepenningen ◽  
Jeroen Buysse

2014 ◽  
Vol 90 (05) ◽  
pp. 605-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tait Bowers ◽  
Indroneil Ganguly ◽  
Ivan Eastin

The use of environmentally friendly building materials has experienced slow growth within the residential construction market due to higher cost and low availability of certified wood. The development of green building programs (GBPs) marked the beginning of the effort to adopt energy-efficient design guidelines and utilize eco-friendly renewable materials in structures. These programs were targeted at reducing environmental impacts by integrating eco-friendly materials into the design and construction of buildings, including promoting the use of environmentally certified wood products (ECWPs) harvested from sustainably managed forests. This research was designed to determine which attributes influence architects’ decisions to use environmentally certified wood products in residential construction projects and how this might influence their perceptions and use of green building programs. The results indicate that architects who have participated in a GBP were more likely to have used ECWPs. The material attributes that influence architects’ selection of materials are mainly related to economics and function as opposed to environmental friendliness. These results will help to inform and broaden the understanding of issues that influence the adoption and utilization of environmentally certified wood products, and identify some of the factors that can contribute to their continued growth in the U.S. marketplace.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 4-11
Author(s):  
Gregory D. Estep ◽  
David B. DeVallance ◽  
Shawn Grushecky
Keyword(s):  

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard P. Vlosky ◽  
Lucie K. Ozanne ◽  
Renée J. Fontenot

FLORESTA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 403
Author(s):  
Douglas Marques Silva ◽  
Marlyete Chagas De Araújo ◽  
Victor Farias Silva ◽  
Enrico Bernard

A exploração ilegal de madeira é forte agente de desmatamento, comprometendo biodiversidade e serviços ambientais. A certificação florestal é uma forma de oposição ao mercado ilegal de madeira, e vendedores e compradores responsáveis e bem informados são fundamentais no comércio dessa madeira. O comércio de madeira certificada na Região Metropolitana de Recife, Pernambuco, foi investigado de forma a 1) avaliar o conhecimento dos vendedores sobre a certificação de produtos madeireiros, 2) acessar o estado do mercado local e 3) identificar dificuldades e perspectivas sobre o consumo desse tipo de produto na região. Em entrevistas em 33 empresas, foi identificado que o comércio local de madeira certificada é marcado por contradições. Cerca de 75% dos vendedores não sabem indicar corretamente o produto certificado e quase metade desconhece os selos e as informações de identificação. De maneira geral, vendedores não dominam conceitos, marcos legais e instrumentos de certificação. Embora declarem-se sensíveis ao impacto da extração madeireira, as empresas pouco se engajam em projetos ambientais ou campanhas sobre o uso de madeira certificada. Apesar das contradições, há um ambiente favorável para a disseminação da certificação e comercialização desses produtos, mas ajustes – sobretudo no fluxo de informação – são necessários nesse processo.Palavras-chave: Certificação florestal; Conselho Brasileiro de Manejo Florestal; FSC. AbstractContradictions in the certified wood trade in a metropolitan area in northeastern Brazil. Illegal timber extraction is an important driver of deforestation, compromising biodiversity and its environmental services. Certification is a strategy to oppose illegal market, and responsible and well-informed sellers and buyers are crucial players. Here, the trade of certified wood in the Metropolitan Area of Recife, Pernambuco, is investigated in order to a) evaluate the level of knowledge from local sellers on the certification process, b) access the status of the certified market, and c) identify difficulties and perspectives for certified timber in the region. Based on 33 interviews, we identified that the local certified wood trade is marked by contradictions. About 75% of salespeople do not know how to correctly indicate a certified product, and almost half ignore certification seals and how to correctly identify certified wood. In general, sellers are unaware of basic certification concepts, legal frameworks and certification protocols. Although declaring some environmental concern, selling companies are rarely engaged in environmental projects or campaigns on the use of certified wood. Despite the contradictions, there is a favorable environment for the spread of the certification concept and marketing of these products, but adjustments – especially on the information flow – are necessary in this process.Keywords: Conselho Brasileiro de Manejo Florestal; forest certification; FSC.


1997 ◽  
Vol 92 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 221-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank D. Merry ◽  
Douglas R. Carter

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