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FSC to Certify Buildings

Partial certification will be granted to projects that use FSC-certified wood in one or more specific applications, such as flooring or decking.

Full project certification will indicate that at least 50% of all the wood used in a project is either FSC-certified or post-consumer reclaimed wood, while the rest of the wood complies with FSC’s controlled wood standard. Controlled wood meets FSC’s basic criteria for wood harvested legally and within a set of environmental and social conditions but is not FSC-certified (see

Published August 29, 2006

Roberts, T. (2006, August 29). FSC to Certify Buildings. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/news-analysis/fsc-certify-buildings