Building the GREEN American Dream!
In our four generations of running Robinson Lumber, we have always been dedicated to the environment and a green way of life. From our beams & timber to our wide plank flooring, all of our activities are based on solid, environmentally-friendly principles of proper forest management. Overall we believe that wood has been a strong part of American history, and will help carry us into a golden age of economic and environmental prosperity.
And now the principles that we have long embraced are being echoed by the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the American Wood Council.
Fairly recently, American Wood Council President Robert Glowinski released a statement on the back of an announcement from the USDA—where the USDA encouraged the promotion and use of wood as a green building material.
"Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a three-part strategy that recognizes the role wood plays in construction as a green building material...Wood is the perfect green building material because it is renewable, stores carbon that reduces greenhouse gases, and is energy efficient in both manufacturing and use,” says Glowinski.
Throughout the address praising the USDA, Glowinski addresses the inherent green nature of wood use; and we couldn't agree more. He says that wood products provide the tools Americans need to achieve the American Dream: home ownership. Through the use of wood in all types of construction, including timbers, beams, building materials, plank flooring, and barn shed and home siding—home ownership, maintenance and improvement is possible.
“They have gotten it right by recognizing through science-based lifecycle analysis that harvesting, transporting, manufacturing and using lumber, panels, and engineered wood products yields fewer greenhouse gas air emissions and as part of thermally-efficient wall systems uses less total energy to produce than other commonly used construction products,” says Glowinski. He continued on to say that he commends the USDA for recognizing Green Globes and the National Green Building Standard, two important green building principles.
We agree that it is so important to understand the place of wood products in achieving two American dreams: to become home owners of high-quality, well-maintained homes and to become a green society that is sustainable in the long-term as we at Robinson Lumber can help you achieve both of those goals! Contact us to learn more about our products and services!