Southern Pine: The Original Green Building Product
When it comes to choosing a green building product, Southern Pine is the winner.
And here's why:
And here's why:
- The first sawmill in the U.S. was in Jamestown, Virginia, almost 400 years ago; we have centuries of experience being green.
- Wood is the only naturally renewable building product on the market. Southern Pine can be recycled and regenerated.
- While wood accounts for 46% of all industrial raw materials worldwide, it uses a mere 4% of the energy required to produce raw materials into useful products.
- In a life cycle analysis of building materials, Southern Pine is unmatched: our product begins and ends naturally. In fact, studies show that wood is superior to steel and cement in almost every environmental impact category.
- There are more trees planted each year than are used as lumber; our forests are actually larger and in better shape than they were a century ago.
- Wood is the best insulator against heat and cold, making it the most energy-efficient construction material. Wood is 400 times more efficient an insulator than steel.
- From harvest to home, Southern Pine products are some of the most environmentally sustainable and regulated products in the world. They are manufactured and distributed above and beyond forest certification standards, such as SFI, FSC, ASTM, and PEFC.
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