Lumber

Lumber

Timber after it has been sawed and split into planks or other smaller components that can be used as building material.

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Building material ecological sustainability index

Building materials; Lumber

The Building Material Ecological Sustainability Index is based on life cycle assessment but attempts to combine a number of criteria into three primary ones. There are: * resource depletion * ...

Pan European Forest Certification Scheme

Building materials; Lumber

The Pan European Forest Certification Scheme was established in 1999. It is a voluntary private sector initiative which defines the basic requirements of forest certification according to the Pan ...

Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action for achieving sustainable development in the 21st century. It includes a wide range of economic, social and environmental factors that affect sustainable ...

Santiago Declaration 1995

Building materials; Lumber

At the sixth meeting of the Montreal Process Working Group in Santiago Chile, in February 1995, the then 10 member countries endorsed a statement of political commitment known as the 'Santiago ...

Old growth forest

Building materials; Lumber

For the purposes of the National Forest Policy Statement, old growth forest has been defined as "Forest that is ecologically mature and has been subject to negligible unnatural disturbance such as ...

Wilderness

Building materials; Lumber

Land that, together with its plant and animal communities, is in a state that has not been substantially modified by and is remote from the influences of European settlement or is capable of being ...

Stain

Building materials; Lumber

A discoloration in wood that may be caused by microorganisms, metal, or chemicals. The term also applies to materials used to impart colours to wood. : Blue –A bluish or greyish discoloration in the ...