Monday, 01 December 2003
USGBC Conference and Expo is a Great Success for FSC Partners
The U.S. Green Building Council held it’s 2nd annual conference and expo, “Greenbuild," in Pittsburgh, PA from November 11th-14th. Greenbuild was attended by more than 5,000 professionals in the green building industry, including architects, builders, engineers, and construction specifiers, and 300 exhibiting companies and organizations. The conference included many workshops about the LEED green building rating system, and discussions of the latest advancements in the green building industry. read more …
Monday, 03 November 2003
CFPC launches new on-line database of FSC-certified products
The Certified Forest Products Council recently launched a new database on www.certifiedwood.org. The Certification Resource Center (CRC) can be used by consumers, retailers, manufacturers, and processors to find FSC-certified products, locate FSC-certified forests, and confirm certifications. read more …
Sunday, 02 November 2003
Minnesota Parks Project is a Truly Green Building
Lebanon Hills Visitor Center Opens With Extensive Use of FSC Materials read more …
Saturday, 01 November 2003
Wisconsin to Consider Certification
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will conduct assessments of three state land management programs to determine the feasibility of third party forest certification. This July, Governor Jim Doyle directed the newly formed Council of Forestry to develop a sustainable forest certification program for state lands in order to protect the customer base of the state’s forest product and printing industries. read more …
Saturday, 01 November 2003
An Update From the Forest
By FSC-US staff foresters Bill Wilkinson and Greg Blomstrom read more …
Saturday, 01 November 2003
Hancock Land Company
Since 1979, the editors of Down East magazine, a prestigious and popular monthly magazine in Maine, have chosen an individual, group or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to preserving or improving the Maine environment. read more …