Talk Back
Post a Comment
|
||||||||||
HousingZone Most Popular Stories
- International Residential Codes Available Online
- Growing your remodeling business in the current economy
- 2008 Remodeler of the Year
- Develop Land Or Buy Lots? Home Builders Face Dilemma
- ProBuilder Product Report: Kitchen Appliances
- What Can You Recycle?
- A smaller home can still be beautiful
- Wood vs. Engineered Lumber
- Myths and Facts About Automatic Fire Sprinklers
- How to Use Percentage-of-Completion Accounting
Choosing Greener Particleboard and Fiberboard
August 1, 2002
Professional Builder
Cheaper than solid hardwood and plywood, particleboard (PB) and medium-density fiberboard (MDF) changed the post-World War II home building industry. In the 21st century, there are even more options. PB and MDF — traditionally made from wood residues (from solid wood and plywood processing) and bound with formaldehyde, a probable carcinogen — have evolved to include end products that are more resource-efficient and healthier.
The nonprofit group Green Seal, which identifies and promotes products and services that minimize toxic pollution and waste, compiled a list of its recommended alternative and recycled-material PB and MDF products. The full report, including performance standards and links, can be viewed at www.greenseal.org/cgrs/CGR_PB&MDF.pdf.
Recommended Particleboard and Fiberboard Products
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
© 2008, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Digg This