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Sep 05, 2019 - 03:37 AM
There are many ways to define "green" and shipping is always part of the consideration. Each person must decide what is most important to them as they consider purchases. We offer products that are made in the USA as well as Europe and a very few in China. As a company, our priorities are to carry only safe, sustainable and natural flooring products that meet or exceed California and European standards and are third-party certified. We believe in and support products where sustainability has been integrated into every step of the process � from supply chain, through manufacturing, to installation, use and finally end of life. Sustainable flooring requires not only social, environmental and economic responsibility, but also moral, health and political responsibility. Understanding and documenting all of these elements requires research. At Green Building Supply we do the research for you to make sure our products fulfill all the requirements of a sustainable floor. For example, we ensure that our Eco Friendly Flooring is free of toxic chemicals such as formaldehyde, VOCs or other ingredients that might compromise indoor air quality and your health. We sort through the dozens of green labels to make sure they promote the highest values, and not just those of their clients (i.e. the manufacturers who pay for them). The best hardwood products, for example, are certified by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), SMART, FloorScore, Eco-Management Audit Scheme (EMAS), Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and then third-party certified by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) and other others that guarantee the flooring is harvested and manufactured using environmentally, economically and socially responsible practices.
