A traditional Quinault ocean canoe carved from a single western red cedar tree. Photo by Rocco Saracina. I had the opportunity to attend the 42nd Annual National Indian Timber Symposium earlier this month. The InterTribal Timber Council coordinates the event, which is hosted by a different tribe each year. This year we were welcomed onto the lands of [...]
For the fourth year in a row, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative will be a part of the Easter celebration at the White House. We are very excited that the official White House Easter Egg will be packaged in a gift box made from paper certified by SFI. We continually promote responsible purchasing decisions to the public, and we hope that [...]
It’s been close to a month since Draft 3 of the new LEED 2012 language was released, and my initial reaction has not changed. I’m pleased to see there are credits specific for whole building Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Product Declarations, and I look forward to seeing how these credits get accessed moving forward. However, I remain disappointed [...]
Ryan Clark Manager, Forestry & Strategic Planning Capacity Forest Management Ltd. March 23, 2012 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is asking for comments on the draft language for its LEED rating system. SFI Inc. has invited views on the treatment of third-party forest certification, which must be “FSC or better” according to the latest USGBC credit language. In [...]
Patrick Sirois Coordinator, Maine SFI Implementation Committee March 22, 2012 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is asking for comments on the draft language for its LEED rating system. SFI Inc. has invited views on the treatment of third-party forest certification, which must be “FSC or better” according to the latest USGBC credit language. In this post, Pat Sirois, [...]
March 21, 2012 I am not surprised that the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has extended the deadline for public comments on its draft LEED language for one more week – to March 27, 2012. We received many thoughtful submissions when we opened up the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s Good for Forests blog, and I suspect USGBC is receiving plenty [...]
Dr. Laura M. Thompson Director, Technical Marketing and Sustainable Development Sappi Fine Paper, North America March 20, 2012 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is asking for comments on the draft language for its LEED rating system. SFI Inc. has invited views on the treatment of third-party forest certification, which must be “FSC or better” according to the latest [...]
Michael T. Goergen Jr. Executive Vice-President and CEO, Society of American Foresters March 19, 2012 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is asking for comments on the draft language for its LEED rating system. SFI Inc. has invited views on the treatment of third-party forest certification, which must be “FSC or better” according to the latest USGBC credit language. [...]
By Mike Ferrucci, Forestry Program Manager and Lead Auditor, NSF-ISR March 16, 2012 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is asking for comments on the draft language for its LEED rating system. SFI Inc. has invited views on the treatment of third-party forest certification, which must be “FSC or better” according to the latest USGBC credit language. In this [...]
William V. Street Jr. Director, Woodworkers Department International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is asking for comments on the draft language for its LEED rating system. SFI Inc. has invited views on the treatment of third-party forest certification, which must be “FSC or better” according to the latest USGBC credit language. In [...]
C. Randall (Randy) Dye President National Association of State Foresters The U.S. Green Building Council is inviting comments on the draft language for its LEED rating system. SFI Inc. has invited views on the treatment of third-party forest certification, which must be “FSC or better” according to the latest USGBC credit language. In this post, Randy Dye, West Virginia [...]
Larry Selzer President and CEO The Conservation Fund The U.S. Green Building Council is inviting comments on the draft language for its LEED rating system. SFI Inc. has invited views on the treatment of third-party forest certification, which must be “FSC or better” according to the latest USGBC credit language. In this post, Larry Selzer, President and CEO of [...]
Robert A. (Bob) Luoto Owner and Operator of Cross & Crown, Inc. The U.S. Green Building Council is inviting comments on the draft language for its LEED rating system. SFI Inc. has invited views on the treatment of third-party forest certification, which must be “FSC or better” according to the latest USGBC credit language. In this post, Bob Luoto, [...]
C. Tattersall Smith Professor and Dean Emeritus Faculty of Forestry University of Toronto The U.S. Green Building Council is inviting comments on the draft language for its LEED rating system. SFI Inc. has invited views on the treatment of third-party forest certification, which must be “FSC or better” according to the latest USGBC credit language. In this post, Charles [...]
Richard W. (Dick) Brinker The U.S. Green Building Council is inviting comments on the draft language for its LEED rating system. SFI Inc. has invited views on the treatment of third-party forest certification, which must be “FSC or better” according to the latest USGBC credit language. In this post, Dr. Richard W. (Dick) Brinker, Dean Emeritus, School of Forestry [...]
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” I always thought this was the best line in the Dr. Seuss’ 1971 fable, The Lorax, and it is taking on new relevance with the recent release of the movie, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. The good news is that we know a [...]
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