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Exterior Wood, Inc. is proud that
our process extends the life of forest resources, allowing one
tree to do the work of many. We make wood products that are
treated to last a long time in harsh environments or resist
flames, and have all of the environmental advantages associated
with the wood itself. |
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Wood is a renewable
resource grown on managed timberlands. Trees remove carbon
dioxide from the atmosphere, thus reducing greenhouse gases. |
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Wood requires less energy
to produce than alternative building materials – it is made
from sunlight and soil nutrients rather than fossil fuels. |
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Wood offers greater
insulation value than alternatives. |
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Wood is lighter in weight,
and can often be installed with lighter equipment which has
less environmental impact. |
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A study conducted by the
Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial materials (CORRIM)
found that wood framed homes top concrete and steel
in life
cycle assessment. |
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Here is what the editor of
Dwell Magazine, Sam Grawe,
said in the April 2008 issue:
"After all, wood is the ultimate sustainable material.
Properly harvested, trees grow, get cut down, and are
replaced with more trees. Across its life cycle, no building
product has lower energy consumption rates. Wood essentially
acts as storage for carbon dioxide (even after it is made
into construction material), and when recycled as fuel it
creates more energy than was used in its production."
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