Versatex Earns Green Certification

Versatex Trim Board, manufactured by Wolfpac Technologies, Inc,  has earned certification from NAHB Green Approved Products http://www.greenapprovedproducts.com/FindProducts.aspx/. Versatex now is the only PVC trim manufacturer that can claim both the NAHB Green Approved Products and National Code listing via CCRR-#0149.  Versatex can also contribute LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) points in three different categories.

Versetex is a Cellular PVC Trim product that offers many advantages to homeowners and builders:

• VERSATEX has a more compact cell structure than most other brands, leaving smoother cut edges.
• VERSATEX PVC Trim accepts paint better than other brands.
• The sun can yellow PVC trims. VERSATEX stays whiter than the others.
• The surface of VERSATEX is tested tougher, and it stands up to scuffs and dents better as well.
• VERSATEX offers a cut-to-length program to eliminate waste, and factory-packed mixed widths packaging for a wide variety of dealer needs.

Call Schutte Lumber Company for more information regarding Versatex on your next project – 816-753-6262

Being Seen as Eco-Friendly Critical to Recovery

We recently came across an article in The Globe and Mail about the Canadian forestry industry sector, and how they are racing to improve their environmental practices in order to meet the need by a growing number of corporations to provide eco-friendly products, when available.

The move comes on the heels of conglomerates like Scholastic, a U.S. book publisher, determining that 65 percent of its print run for the newest Harry Potter installment would come from forests managed in a socially and environmentally responsible way.

This attentiveness to sustainability is only an glimpse of what’s to come, and a trend we suspect is here to stay. Schutte Lumber is proud to carry the stamp of FSC-certified woods, so you can be sure your lumber comes from sustainably  harvested forests.

Read on for more on how the forestry sector is seeing Green as the Color of Hope.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/for-forestry-sector-green-is-the-colour-of-hope/article1572795/

Green Grows Affordable

Although “green design” has been a buzz word for the past few years, many people are likely to associate eco-friendly with expensive. But even big-box stores are making a foray into sustainable design, including Target, Ethan Allen, Crate & Barrel and La-Z-Boy.

“Green furniture styles are evolving and expanding too,” according to the Denver Post. “What was once only austere and designer-friendly is now giving way to more traditional and contemporary looks.”

Have a look at some examples below.

Want to see more? Check out “Earth-Friendly and Wallet-Friendly Can Sit Down Together.”

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