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06 Wood, Plastics, and Composites

General Products

Product Company Buildings Certif Regional Extract (miles) VOC (g/L) % Recycled Content Details
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Duracoustic, attached file Dura Undercushions Ltd. Open manufacturer website Blackstone Open case study 85

Flooring: Adhesives

Product Company Buildings VOC (g/L) Certif Details
Green choice Subfloor Adhesive, attached file Titebond Open manufacturer website 641 Huntington Avenue 27 None

Wood

Note on Urea Formaldehyde

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Harmful urea-formaldehyde resins can be found in some glues used in composite woods, such as; plywood paneling, medium density fiberboard (MDF) and door cores. While formaldehyde is a naturally occurring VOC, it is carcinogenic and an irritant in larger concentrations. A “green” product under Division 6 would not contain any added urea-formaldehyde.
Product Company Buildings Regional Extract (miles) % Recycled Content Added Urea Formaldehyde Application % FSC Certified Details
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Custom millwork, attached file Wescor Ltd. DePace Lab ShowHide
Regionally Manufactured: 15 miles
Phenol-Formaldehyde Bonded Plywood, attached file Roseburg Open manufacturer website Mather/Dunster House Kitchen Open case study Rockefeller Hall No
T & G fire treated plywood Certified Wood Products Blackstone Open case study
Medex, attached file SierraPine Open manufacturer website Mather/Dunster House Kitchen Open case study Littauer Library Moorcroft Office, University MuseumCredit UnionRockefeller Hall More Fewer 100 No Composite MDF n/a ShowHide
Medex is used for high moisture areas in non structural interior applications.
AllGreen MDF, attached file CanFibre 60 Oxford Street Open case study 100
Woodstalk Gold Fiberboard, attached file Dow Bioproducts Blackstone Open case study Hamilton Hall Open case study ShowHide
93% Rapidly Renewable
Medite II, attached file SierraPine Open manufacturer website Wyss Hall Open case study Schreiber Lab, Naito 60 Oxford Street Open case study More Fewer 100 No ShowHide
Medite II is used for non structural interior applications.
NuGreen Particleboard, attached file Uniboard Open manufacturer website DePace LabGriswold Hall Open case study Credit UnionMoorcroft Office, University Museum More Fewer 100 No Particleboard 100
Purekor Platinum MDF, attached file Panel Source International Open manufacturer website Griswold Hall Open case study 100 Composite MDF some
Dricon Fire Retardant Treated Wood, attached file Dricon Open manufacturer website Littauer Library n/a n/a Solid 100
Pyro Guard, attached file Hoover/Georgia Pacific Wyss Hall Open case study Mather/Dunster House Kitchen Open case study DePace Lab More Fewer No
Millwork Studs and Sheathing Georgia Pacific Company 60 Oxford Street Open case study
Lumber blocking Certified Wood Products Inc. Blackstone Open case study
Wood Blocking, attached file Sterrit Lumber Open manufacturer website Littauer Library n/a n/a Solid 100
American Sycamore Veneer Midwest Veneer and Pressing 60 Oxford Street Open case study 100
Douglas Fir veneer Certified Wood Products Blackstone Open case study 100%
Kitchen cabinets, attached file Young Furniture Mfg Inc. 2 Grant Street Open case study Solid 100
Arreis MDF, attached file SierraPine Open manufacturer website McCulloch HallMoorcroft Office, University Museum Littauer LibraryRockefeller HallJacobsen Lab, MallinckrodtGallatin Hall Open case study Credit UnionSchreiber Lab, Naito More Fewer 100 No Composite MDF available
PureBond, attached file Columbia Forest Products Open manufacturer website Littauer LibraryJacobsen Lab, Mallinckrodt Rockefeller Hall125 Mount Auburn Street Open case study Schreiber Lab, Naito More Fewer No Composite Plywood available
Span cedar moulding, attached file Rex Lumber Company Open manufacturer website Gallatin Hall Open case study Solid 100
SkyBlend Particleboard, attached file Roseburg Forest Products Open manufacturer website Gallatin Hall Open case study McCulloch Hall 100 No
Douglas Fir solid wood Certified Wood Products Blackstone Open case study 100%
Certified Wood, attached file Columbia Forest Products Open manufacturer website Gallatin Hall Open case study 100%
Exterior Wood Trim, attached file Warren Trask Company 2 Grant Street Open case study Other 100