Certified Flooring
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Endura Wood Products is a “one stop shop” for a wide variety of environmentally friendly flooring options. Endura supplies both Certified and Rediscovered / Antique wood flooring in many different species.
- Hardwoods and softwoods
- Domestic and exotic varieties
- Bamboo flooring & panels
- Rediscovered (recycled, reclaimed, salvage, and sinker logs)
- Plantation grown
- Northwest regional hardwoods
- Certified Sample Species
Domestic: Ash, Alder, Birch, Cedar, Cherry, Elm, Douglas Fir, Hickory, Maple, Madrone, Redwood, Oak, Walnut and more.
Exotic Hardwoods: Billy Webb, Chakte Kok, Chechen, Granadillo, Jobillo, Katolox, Machiche, and Honduran Mahogany.
Approved by Subject Editors on August 04, 2004
Reviewed by Marian Keeler
Endura Wood Products, based in Oregon, have a strong commitment to certified wood ideals. Their website contains a comprehensive review of certification goals and explains the FSC's 10 Principles of Sustainability. www.endurawood.com/about.html. Being local to the west coast, transportation costs and energy are significantly lower than more distant sources. Some of their flooring producst are exotics, though still FSC certified. Endura supplies both products and services.
The most important consideration in terms of sustanable criterion for wood is that it be harvested from a certified well-managed forest or be salvaged/reclaimed from a previous use. The criteria set by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) are the gold standard for these environmental concerns. Other certifying, accrediting bodies are NOT third party entities, in fact, are associated with the wood and paper industry, which is like a fox guarding the hen-house. FSC certification procedures ensure minimal waste, selectively harvested trees and social responsibility to local communities.
In terms of LCA, energy is expended for logging, milling and transportation of wood and production of adhesives. Hardwoods are more energy intensive than softwoods to harvest and produce.
Wood is a naturally hard material, but may require occasional refinishing, with the frequency depending on quality of sealer and traffic.
Durability is a major component of sustainability concerns. Professional installation or guidance is recommended.
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Endura Wood Products1303 S.E. 6th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: 503-233-7090
Fax: 503-233-7091
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Endura Wood Products offers a wide variety of certified and reclaimed wood products for homes and businesses. We are pioneers in bringing certified wood products to Oregon.
At Endura, we believe that sustainable forestry is the best way to meet our building needs today and tomorrow. Our forests sustain critical habitat. Trees recycle and cleanse the earth’s air and water, yet they are being harvested at an unsustainable rate.
We must act as stewards of our diverse forest heritage to insure that our children and grand children will be able to use and enjoy the forests and the trees far into the future.
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