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Article: What's the difference in certification systems?(Theme)
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- Wood Digest
- Article date:
- June 1, 2008
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What's the difference in certification systems?
By Kim Kaiser
Green building market will help increase the supply of certified solid wood
Three major certification systems rule in the United States: The Forest Stewardship Council, Sustainable Forest Initiative and American Tree Farm System. Although each has similar goals, the philosophy and history behind them is different.
The question over whether there should be one consolidated certification system or a variety of systems is a political one because there is still a lot of fighting and competition among the supporters of the different systems, notes Connie McDermott, program ...