Environmental Benefits
Feeling pressured to go green? Relax. Pressure-treated wood like ProWood® Micro and ProWood Micro CA use renewable resources. Over 1.7 billion trees are planted per year; that's five trees for every American. Steel, concrete, and plastic building materials are not renewable and take large amounts of energy to produce.
EPP Certified
NAHB Research Center National Green Building Certification
Reduces Global Warming
Saves Petroleum
Saves Trees
Less Energy Consumption
Proven Performance
Forest Growth
Earth Friendly
Life Cycle Analysis Shows Advantages
Protects Habitat
Preserves Delicate Systems
Recyclable
EPP Certified
The process used to treat ProWood® Micro and ProWood Micro CA is the first to gain Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) status as certified by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS). Scientific Certification Systems is a third-party certification services and standards development company. According to the EPA, to be EPP certified means that the product has a reduced impact on human health and the environment when compared to other products that serve the same purpose.
NAHB Research Center National Green Building Certification
ProWood Micro uses MicroPro wood preservative technology from Osmose, Inc. MicroPro earned Green Approved Product certification from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center under the National Green Building Standard™ Program. By using ProWood Micro products, architects, specifiers, homebuilders and contractors are eligible to receive points toward a building being certified under the National Green Building Standard.
Reduces Global Warming
Our pressure-treated lumber products are produced from plentiful, fast-growing species of trees from managed forestland, not old-growth or rainforests. Growing trees removes millions of tons of carbon from the atmosphere each year and give off oxygen in return.
Saves Petroleum
Using pressure-treated lumber instead of steel, concrete or plastic saves as much as 32 million barrels of petroleum each year–enough to drive a million cars around the world. In addition, steel, concrete and plastic products are made from non-renewable resources while trees are renewable, sustainable and abundant.
Saves Trees
Using pressure-treated wood extends the wood resource. In North America, using pressure-treated wood saves millions of trees each year.
Less Energy Consumption
Comparing total energy costs of other building materials–the costs to acquire the raw material, transport it, process it into a useful product and then actually use it–wood outshines its competitors. For example, steel wall studs require almost nine times more energy to produce than wood studs.
Proven Performance
Pressure-treated wood has been used throughout the world for decades.
Forest Growth
The U.S. has far more trees today than it did in the 1920s–even though the population has increased by 143%. Since 1940, we have been growing more wood than we’ve been harvesting in America (today, growth exceeds harvest by 37%).
Earth-Friendly
Wood is renewable, sustainable, recyclable and durable. Steel, concrete and plastic, on the other hand, are made from non-renewable resources.
Life-cycle Analysis Shows Advantages
Environmentalists use life-cycle analysis to measure the environmental impact of a product. The life-cycle analysis of pressure-treated wood shows that it’s environmentally superior because it uses renewable resources and recycled material, requires little energy to produce and distribute, and produces little waste.
Protects Habitat
Pressure-treated lumber is used to build boardwalks, hiking trails and bridges that help protect fragile habitats around the world.
Preserves Delicate Systems
Many ocean-front communities preserve delicate sand dune systems by building pedestrian crossover walkways out of pressure-treated wood.
Recyclable
Once taken out of service, treated lumber can be reused as landscaping, garden edging, steps or many other popular outdoor projects.
