A DEEPER SHADE OF GREEN
Green isn’t a buzzword here; it’s our business
model, and something we take very seriously
locally and globally. We’re especially proud
that all of the scrap wood and sawdust from our
Vermont manufacturing facilities is now used to
fuel the boilers that heat those facilities, reducing
the carbon footprints of both. Steam from the
boilers at our Vermont sawmill also heats
our wood-drying kilns, and the excess steam is
used to generate electricity. At three of our
plants, we recycle nearly everything; since 2010,
we’ve reduced the amount of our domestic
manufacturing landfill waste by more than 50%.
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
Our future depends on healthy, well-managed forests.
Most of our lumber requirements are satisfied with
American hardwood species. Because these trees
regenerate naturally by seeding and by sprouts, they
don’t have to be planted. In fact, natural regeneration
often has to be thinned because it becomes too dense.
There is approximately 82% more hardwood stock today
than there was in 1952. We also work very closely with
our suppliers of nonnative species, like mahogany, to
ensure that the lumber we obtain has been harvested
legally from properly managed forests.
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