Green Building
Pocono Environmental Education Centre, Digman's Ferry
Building Green: Environmentally, Economically and Socially Responsible
Concern about the world’s environment is encouraging the use of materials and designs that improve the environmental performance of buildings. As well as leaving a lighter footprint, green structures are often healthier for occupants and more cost efficient to operate.
Green products and whole building designs can make structures more efficient and reduce their impact on human health and the environment through location, construction, operation, repair and maintenance, renovation and final deconstruction, demolition or removal.
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Why Wood?
Wood is an excellent environmental choice for any new construction or renovation. It grows naturally, using solar energy. It is renewable and recyclable. more...
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Life Cycle Assessment
Studies show wood outperforms other materials when considered over its lifetime using measurable indicators such as global warming potential, resource use, pollution and solid waste. more...
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Climate Change and Wood
Trees remove carbon dioxide from the air and use it to create wood, leaves or needles and roots. Carbon dioxide emissions are one of the main causes of climate change. more...
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Energy Efficiency
As much as one third of the energy produced in North America is used to heat, cool and operate buildings, much of it in the form of non-renewable fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas. more...
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Durability and Adaptability
Comparative studies reveal that there is virtually no waste during the manufacture of wood products. Waste wood can be burned for energy, replacing the use of a fossil fuel. more...
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Wood and Wellness
In the developed world, people spend as much as 90% of their time inside buildings. This fact alone should be sufficient for us to conclude that the design of our indoor environments is of critical importance to human health. more...
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Green Building Tools
Many tools are available to help building professionals and consumers make decisions about green building products and practices, including several comprehensive rating systems. more...
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Certified Wood Products
Many companies and governments recognize that third-party forest certification can improve forest practices and promote sustainable forest management. more...
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