Being a green lumberyard is more than just stocking FSC and SFI lumber and materials with huge amounts of recycled content. Being green is the way we operate our day to day business and running our business efficiently every single day of the week makes us more environmentally friendly in the long run.
We have FSC and SFI stamped framing lumber in our yard but we never asked for it and we are not a chain of command FSC facility. If we were a FSC accredited yard we would have to section off an area of our yard and store this material seperately from the rest of our inventory. Doesn't sound very practical from a business standpoint, ecspecially with yards already saddled with space constraints. So why is it that you may be framing your projects with FSC or SFI stamped material? Thats what happens when you deal with the best mills in the business and mills that have always practiced sustainable forestry practices and produce high end, clean, #1 structural lumber.
Training makes you green. If you don't know the first thing about the concept of green building, take some time and research green principles - there is tons of information available to you. As a dealer we were one of the first to take the plunge into the Certified Green Dealer program, sponsored in part by the LBM Journal. This online program trained our staff on the true meaning of green building practices and products. Its worked out very well and establishes our company as a go to source of green information for all of our customers.
Aligning ourselves with wholesalers and manufacturers who share our common interests is critical in the way we operate day to day. Nothing drives me more crazy then those manufacturers who aren't the first ones to take a green or sustainable position. They wait until someone else tries it and succeeds; then they follow suit. Although I totally agree that you should never get away from the foundation your business was built on, it nevers hurts to build additions to your foundation and stay with everything that is cutting edge.
I hope you enjoyed this blog entry. Our intent is to update the blog multiple times a week with pertinent information that is relevent to our customers and followers. Stay tuned and thank you for reading.
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Hi Marc- Congrats on your success with the Certified Green Dealer Program. We have years of work in getting that content and the Program launched and maintained, and we're thrilled that you are realizing a commercial advantage from it! Best, John D. Wagner, Co-Founder and content manager of the Certified Green Dealer Program.
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