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SierraPine Completes Panel Health Product Declaration
SierraPine is pleased to announce completion of Health Product Declaration™ (The HPD™) for its particleboard and MDF specialty products. SierraPine worked closely with SCS Global Services, a trusted leader in third-party certification, to…
FSC’s Project Certified booth at Greenbuild 2012
Already one of the most important events of the year for the Forest Stewardship Council, this year’s Greenbuild was also significant because LEED v4 was open for public comments and the event was held in the Bay Area, one of the biggest markets…
The Produce Exchange Sells Over Three Million Packages of New Tomato Variety - Tesoro
The Produce Exchange announced today the sale of more than three million packages of Tesoro tomatoes. Launched in October 2011, Tesoro tomatoes are the first “all flesh” or “no gel” variety of cooking tomato in retail. With more than 2,…
A Grand Experiment to Rein In Climate Change
Braced against a steep slope, Robert Hrubes cinched his measuring tape around the trunk of one tree after another, barking out…
A New Guide to Sustainable Certification Marks
By Erika Templeton
Is any one person able to wrap their head around the 400-plus green certification labels on the market today? Perhaps, but for those of us who haven’t been studying our eco-flash cards for the…
BluForest Inc: Europe’s Largest Insurer Considers Carbon Credits Purchase in …
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Matthew Carr of Bloomberg.net reported that Europe’s largest insurer, Allianz SE, has been considering “expanding its business of…
Nutritionist backs Royal Rose radicchio
Since radicchio was certified in March as a superfood by SCS Global Services, Salinas, Calif.-based grower Royal Rose LLC has gained the support of a local hospital nutritionist.
“Radicchio is rich in antioxidants, dietary fiber, vitamins…
New Life Cycle Assessment Study Shows Replacing Wood Utility Poles with Steel Significantly Lowers Key Environmental Impacts
A detailed life cycle assessment (LCA) study commissioned by the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, finds that when comparing overall environmental performance, galvanized steel…
Furniture Design: Interview with Joey Ruiter
The Flow XT Conference Table is unique in that it is the first North American office furniture product to be issued an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), independently certified by SCS Global Services.
With Nucraft Furniture,…
LEVEL CERTIFIED FURNITURE PRODUCTS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS LEED POINTS IN PILOT CREDIT
CONTACT: Brad Miller, 616-285-3963
Chicago, Illinois – Architects, designers, facility managers, and business leaders pursuing LEED certification may now be able to earn credit for specifying…