Hardwood Council Offers Sustainable Solutions Hardwood Sample Package

Furniture World Magazine

Architects, designers, Furniture and design-build professionals now can order The Hardwood Council's Sustainable Solutions package complete with American hardwood samples -- at www.americanhardwoods.org. The package includes 3” x 6” samples of 20 native hardwood species, from alder and ash to walnut and white oak. Sustainable Solutions also includes a stain selector, the Finishing Touch CD (a virtual library of hardwood specifying tips,) and a Sustainable Solutions brochure. The brochure features species profiles and a host of sustainable design tips for hardwood interior choices that are both cost-efficient and eco-effective. Readers of the Sustainable Solutions brochure will note: -Most American hardwood forests are in the eastern half of the country. Growth has far exceeded the amount of hardwood harvested every year since 1952. -The volume of hardwood in U.S. forests has increased from 185 to 352 billion cubic feet since 1953 - an increase of 90 percent - attributable to long-standing sustainable forestry practices. -The predominant harvesting method for American hardwoods is single-tree selection (not clear-cutting), which complements the natural cycle of self-replenishment in hardwood forests. -More than 7 million private individuals and families own fully 73 percent of all hardwood forestland in the U.S. The Sustainable Solutions hardwood sample package is available to professionals at $25. To order, visit www.americanhardwoods.org; click on “Write and Request” and enter Promo Code EVD4NR. The Hardwood Council, founded in 1993, is a coalition of 12 hardwood lumber and product associations. Its members include: the Hardwood Manufacturers Association; National Hardwood Lumber Association; National Wood Flooring Association; Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association; Hardwood Distributors Association; Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association; NOFMA, The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association; Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc.; Canadian Lumbermen's Association; Northeastern Loggers' Association; Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association; and the Wood Component Manufacturers Association. Contact the Hardwood Council, P.O. Box 525, Oakmont, Pa., 15139. Phone: (412) 281-4980. Fax: (412) 323-9334.