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We know more about the uses of imported woods in the marketplace and what truly occurs in forests to produce them, than perhaps any other enterprise in the United States.
Most companies selling “exotic” woods just take the word of the distributor or importer, and most importers either take the word of the exporter or knowingly look the other way, when it comes to what’s really going on in ‘the woods’ to procure their products.
Earthbilt takes no one’s word — we investigate ourselves. We’ve been to sites of production in forests on five continents. Which is why 95% of the world’s wood production is off-limits for us (and should be for you, too). We’ve been to the reclamation, underwater salvage and recycling facilities that provide eco-friendly alternatives. We can help you find, utilize and specify that truly sustainable 3%.
Earthbilt™ can consult with your project staff to identify, specify, source and inspect sustainable wood and wood alternatives.
We can consult in the following areas:
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•Providing recommendations of the lowest-impact and most effective materials.
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•Providing the most appropriate specifications, and writing specs for your team and vendors.
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•Recommending suppliers that have the knowhow and capacity to deliver to spec, and on-time.
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•Conducting site visits to mills to ensure the correct species is being sawn and delivered, as well as determine the mill’s capacity. If need be, we can also track wood to sites of origin to assure sustainable harvesting.
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•Providing illegality risk assessments.
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•Lacey Act compliance and declarations.
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•Tracking the source and chain-of-custody of material nationally and internationally.
Earthbilt™ staff have combined experience of more than fifty years working to spare Earth’s ancient forests from destructive logging. As activists, we literally wrote the guidelines on avoiding wood from endangered forests.
