Sustainable Materials

Lightweight panel product meets CARB 2 standard

Avian has reported that its lightweight board meets and exceeds the CARB 2 standards making it one of only a few suppliers of CARB 2 standard boards.

Changing for the better

Nickell Moulding Co. shows that a switch to water-based finishes helps more than just the environment.

Fritch Mill first US sawmill using Bio-Mizer biomass furnace

Wood-Mizer Products Inc. in February announced the release of Bio-Mizer, a biomass furnace that converts wood waste into renewable energy for businesses.

Stating the case for lightweight panels

Think Light: Innovative Lightweight Panels was held recently in Kentwood, Mich., organized by Virginia Tech and sponsored by FDM, Stiles Machinery and others.

Companies urgently seek a green standard

AHFA environmental conference draws capacity crowd.

Cabinetmaker contributes to breakthrough green home

Problem: How to achieve maximum sustainability in cabinetry for a LEED Platinum home when you’ve never built green before? Solution: Partner with knowledgeable distributors and suppliers.

Certified Woodworking relies on CNC for new furniture designs

Problem: Cabinet shop faces slowing demand and increasing price competition. Solution: Capitalize on CNC to develop unique new product lines.

Green vs. greenwashing: One man's view

Cabinetmaking has always been a green process, until recently. What's really green and what isn't?

Cypress used in award-winning house, nature center

An Asheville, N.C., house receives the Home of the Year Award; Locally sourced cypress helped transform a former illegal dump site into Trinity River Audubon Center.

High-tech softwood-based product offers hardwood performance

Softwood such as radiata pine is treated to make a wood product with the properties of hardwood.