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News Release from: Ecochoice | Subject: Certified timber promoted at Ecobuild
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 06 February 2008
Ecochoice and FSC UK at Ecobuild
Ecochoice promoting the use of certified timber as the construction material for the demands of the 21st Century.
The business and environmental case for timber is strong The argument for increased use of independently certified timber in the modern construction industry is undeniable
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 20 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The performance of timber is outstanding, explains director Mike Bekin.
Its structural and decorative capabilities are already well known; it is suitable and adaptable for all sorts of construction - from building house frames to heavy lock gates and bridges; and it lasts longer than steel or concrete in sea water, one of the Earth's harshest environments.
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Promoting use of certified timber in construction
Ecochoice and FSC UK will be sharing a stand at London's Ecobuild Trade Show, promoting the use of certified timber as the construction material for the 21st Century.
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There are innumerable ways of incorporating timber into any construction project.
Plato Wood for example is a revolutionary technology which upgrades the durability and stability of plentiful yet non-durable softwoods or hardwoods.
It makes such timbers suitable to long lasting external applications such as cladding and decking.
The process uses no chemicals and very little energy, thus providing a viable and cost-effective alternative to the use of rare hardwoods.
"Unlike any other construction material, timber is truly renewable (after all, it grows on trees!)," says Mike Bekin.
"And if we adopt and support sustainable forest management practices, the source can be both inexhaustible while also protected from the destructive interests of extensive industries such as pasture and agriculture".
"So, contrary to popular belief, buying certified timber helps to save forests".
""What's more, while growing, trees absorb carbon and release oxygen so, the purchase of certified timber not only helps to protect forests worldwide it also actively contributes to the fight against global warming".
""The only way to protect a forest from turning into extensive agriculture or pasture land is to make money from it".
"But that must be done sustainably, by respecting both the forest's growth rhythm and its people".
"That's where the Forest Stewardship Council comes in".
"It provides forests with a workable business model that guarantees long-term protection from over-logging (environmental sustainability) while also protecting local people from being exploited or expelled from the land (social sustainability)".
We are truly excited about going to Ecobuild says Beck Woodrow from FSC UK.
"The attention this trade show is attracting is just stronger confirmation of the rising demand for renewable materials".
"And we are pleased to be promoting timbers from responsibly managed sources as a natural solution to this demand alongside Ecochoice".
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