USGBC + Sustainable Woods

December 19, 2007
11:30am @ Loose Cannon Gallery
1800 Rossville Avenue.

Featuring Nick Safay
Appalachian Sustainable Development
www.asdevelop.org









Sustainable Woods: Environmentally Friendly Hardwood Building Products

Appalachian Harvest
Sustainable Woods
Forest Products
Importance of Tennessee Forests
Conventional and Sustainable Forestry
How ASD’s Sustainable Woods Program Works
Questions/Comments

Sustainable Woods:
Sustainable Forest Management Plans – Parallel to the FSC standards
Low-Impact logging practices
Local processing center with solar and by-products drying kilns
Network of local millworks
No adhesives, preservatives added
Beautiful T&G flooring, paneling, lumber, siding and almost any profile of trim

LEED Points:
Sustainably harvested lumber
Alternative Compliance Points for material and manufacturing within a 500 mile radius
Currently in auditing process with FSC. Expect approval by sometime in winter

Some Online Resources:
http://www.metafore.org/ (Forest Certification Resource Center)
http://www.certifiedforestproducts.com/ (list of certified forest products)
http://www.fsc.org/ (Forest Stewardship Council)
http://www.usda.fs.org/ (US Forest Service),
www.state.tn.us/agriculture/forestry (info on TN forestry and landowner resources)
http://www.asdevelop.org/ (ASD website)

Please RSVP to Anj McClain by noon on December 17 to reserve a Lunch.