Wood Products - Information For Architects
What tangible step can you take to protect forests?
Specify certified wood in your projects. Along with the contemporary credo to "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle," this is one of the most powerful things you can do to change the way wood products are harvested and sold around the world.
Certification was developed by the Forest Stewardship Council as a proactive, market-based solution to a growing ecological crisis. Independent, third-party certification focuses on creating consumer demand for sustainably harvested wood-and then provides forest landowners and manufacturers who can meet this demand.
Architects are in a unique position to implement this new vision that balances environmental and commercial interests. As an architect who specifies FSC-certified wood and leads by example, you are able to initiate huge changes in the forest products industry.
Why should you care?
Because no one can afford to ignore the issues of certification and sustainability any longer. In just the past year this industry has grown exponentially as major retailers and manufacturers commit to FSC-certified wood. Certification in not only environmentally friendly, it's also become an important strategic business consideration.
So come on, be a superhero.
No, were not saying that as an architect you're responsible for saving the world-just for doing your part. We have all the information you need to educate yourself on the issues-and more importantly, we have the resources to help you find the suppliers that will bring all your projects to fruition.
Current Projects Using FSC-Certified Wood
Visionary architects are everywhere, designing major office complexes, airports, colleges, institutions, government offices, and private homes. Here are some recent projects that made extensive use of certified wood and the firms that designed them:
San Francisco International Airport
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San Francisco, CA
Joint Venture Architects:
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Del Campo & Maru
Michael Willis & Associates
Middlebury College Bicentennial Hall
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Middlebury, VT
Payette Associates
901 Cherry Office Building / Gap Inc.
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San Bruno, CA
William McDonough + Partners
Gap Design Team
Gensler Architecture, Design & Planning Worldwide
Nike European Headquarters
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Hilversum, the Netherlands
William McDonough + Partners
World Resources Institute
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Washington DC
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Bainbridge Island City Hall
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Bainbridge Island, WA
The Miller/Hull Partnership
Philip Merrill Environment Center
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Annapolis, MD
SmithGroup
Duke University
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Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine & Applied Sciences. Durham, NC (LEED Silver)
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects
Veneer: FSC-certified quartered cherry
SJ Morse
Ross School
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Ross, CA
Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis
University of Portland
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Portland, OR
Soderstrom Architects
Big Bend National Park Amphitheater
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National Park Service
Bronx Zoo / Congo Rainforest Exhibit
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New York, NY
Helpren Associates
Cedar River Watershed Interpretive Center
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Seattle, WA
Jones & Jones
Paradise Pier / Disney California Adventure
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Disney Architects
Trail Blazers Practice Court
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Portland, OR
BOORA Architects Inc.
Lake Oswego Addition
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Lake Oswego, OR
Neil Kelly Company
Coffee Creek Center
- Chesterton, IN
Conservation Design Forum
William McDonough + Partners
101 Emerson House
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Palo Alto, CA
Eshrick Homsey Dodge and Davis
EPA Region 10 Headquarters Renovation
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Seattle, WA
Steig Design
Oberlin College / Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies
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Oberlin, OH
William McDonough + Partners