Article: Bolivia: Country bets on certified wood.

Article: Termeco sets up thermal power plants to La Chonta.
South American Business Information;  June 9, 2003 ;     332 words ... ... power company Termeco is beginning he construction of two thermal plants at Santa Cruz, Bolivia that would supply power to La Chonta wood processing company with which it signed a US$400,000 contract. The first unit is to be based at Ascencion de Guarayos ...

Article: La Chonta increases wood exports.
South American Business Information;  June 26, 2003 ;     342 words ... ... SABI via COMTEX) The Bolivian wood processing company La Chonta is currently exporting 85% of its output to the US and Europe, benefiting from the green label of its products. La Chonta has concession over 220,000 ha of land and works with ...

Article: Certified wood.(straight GREEN)
Walls & Ceilings;  November 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... single point available for using FSC certified wood products for a minimum of 50 percent ... design increases. I have specified FSC certified wood and wood products for wood framed buildings ... minimum requirement in LEED for the certified wood credit. Not only is 50 percent a ...

Article: Specifying certified wood: to meet growing demand.
Environmental Design & Construction;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... architects and designers are specifying certified wood without compromising quality or aesthetics ... Courthouse in Denver exemplifies the use of certified wood. The interior wood millwork is certified ... term benefits, the availability of certified wood products and well-managed ...

Article: Manufacturers seeing green: environmental messages and marketing ...
Wood & Wood Products;  August 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... at your local lumberyard about FSC certified wood, and he may well get "a glassed ... and others involved in the sale of certified wood products interviewed for this article ... successful in its educational efforts. Certified wood products now account for about 20 percent ...

Article: Design contest promotes certified wood
FDM;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Competition showcases the use of certified wood by furniture makers and designers ... extra price to use environmentally certified wood, and can that cost be passed along ... awards to help promote the awareness of certified wood, and to show that certified wood is ...

Article: Seeing green: expanding market for certified wood ...
Doors and Hardware;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... choice for many architects specifying certified wood doors. Under this system, independent ... landowner to bring product to market as 'certified wood,' and to use the FSC trademark logo ... Currently, cores consisting of 100% certified wood are available and can be used to manufacture ...