Stop Making Sustainability So Complicated

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Which is clearer?Excerpt from page 10 of ULE certified EPD on North American Softwood Plywood (PDF download)Climate Positive means the same thing as carbon negative. It’s being used more and more across multiple industries because it’s a simple concept to grasp and sounds better than carbon negative. The word negative is, well, negative. It sounds … Read more

KCMA Partners with ClimatePositiveNOW.org to promote use of sustainable, healthy materials

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RESTON, VA. — The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) and its membership have partnered with the ClimatePositiveNOW.org movement to help educate designers and consumers understand the sustainability advantages of the wood-based materials used in kitchens and cabinets. A growing body of research is further reinforcing the understanding of wood’s important role in helping mitigate climate … Read more

What Sustainability Means — For Businesses and Their Brands

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Sustainability is not optional Whether or not the majority of CEOs privately worry about climate change, over 90 percent say that commitment to sustainability is essential to their company’s success. The competitive advantages are many, and have little to do with politics. Sustainable brands are magnetic—to consumers, employees, and investors Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on … Read more

Red Dot Award for Outstanding Product Design Goes to Kiri from Toppan

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Four designs of the award-winning paper-based Kiri veneer from Toppan InteramericaToppan Interamerica, a leading global printer of innovative decorative surfaces, has announced that their KIRI Paper Veneer Product has been awarded the prestigious Red Dot 2023 Award for Product Design. The Red Dot Award is one of the world’s largest and most renowned design competitions, … Read more

Best Remedies for ‘Climate Doom’: Communication, Education, and Action

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Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on UnsplashEarth Day (April 22) is right around the corner and you might be wondering what that even means when the media is bombarding us with climate doom, including the recent “final warning” from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which comes almost a year after their last final warning. Beyond Sustainability is … Read more

It’s Time To Specify a Climate Positive Future

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There’s no avoiding the headlines. Temperatures, fires, and floods are breaking new records this summer, all signs that it’s truly time to step up our efforts to meaningfully address climate change. Our mission is to increase the use of materials that are proven to reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment, to protect our … Read more

Designers are still looking for something better than wood?!?

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We‘ve got our work cut out for us. Climate Consultant and Activist, Former Chief Sustainability Officer for the ASID, Jon Strassner agreed when he spoke on “The Carbon Denominator” panel at the AWFS Fair in July. Climate consultant and activist Jon Strassner speaking on “The Carbon Denominator” panel at the AWFS Fair.

Three Sustainability Benefits of Laminate Flooring

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Three Sustainability Benefits of Laminate Flooring Made from Responsibly Harvested Wood: 1. Wood-based laminate flooring utilizes more harvested wood fiber Solid wood lumber and furniture operations can only use about half of the wood fiber they harvest, while NALFA member flooring products are made from the rest of that harvested fiber. The usage is impressive … Read more

Caron Thinks Green

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Cabinets That Store Carbon, Reforestation, and Climate Positive NOW! We’re proud to announce that Quebec’s Caron Industries has joined ClimatePositiveNOW.org to educate cabinet makers, designers, and consumers about materials that go beyond sustainable. The wood components in kitchen cabinets actually store more carbon than is released in their production and use. That’s the definition of … Read more