Forest certification and green building standards: Overview and use in the U.S. hardwood industry

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 33, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-41

  Espinoza, Omar ^a   Buehlmann, Urs ^b   Smith, Bob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chain of custody certification (COC); Forest certification; Green building standard; Hardwood lumber; Sustainable forestry; U.S. lumber industry

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; CHAINS; DEFORESTATION; HARDWOODS; LUMBER; MANUFACTURE; WATER POLLUTION;

CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFICATIONS (COC); FOREST CERTIFICATION; GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS; HARDWOOD LUMBERS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; U.S. LUMBER INDUSTRIES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CERTIFICATION; DEFORESTATION; FOREST PRODUCTS; HARDWOODS; LUMBER; NATURAL RESOURCES; STANDARDS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84861799680     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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