Our Composite Shutters (Woodlore)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
OUR COMPOSITE SHUTTERS, CALLED WOODLORE, ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE!
Up to 70% of a basswood tree is discarded when making a basswood shutter. When a basswood tree is cut from a forest, it takes 100 years for another basswood tree to grow in its place. Woodlore shutters are made from fast-growth trees farmed in Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia. This timber is grown specifically to make Woodlore, and an amazing 80-90% of the tree is used to create our shutters. The growth cycle for these trees is only 8 years. Woodlore exceeds all current environmental regulations including the new maximum formaldehyde emission standard of 0.08 PPM (parts per million) that California is considering to take effect January 1, 2012. Woodlore material was tested by the Composite Panel Association (CPA) according to the Large Chamber (ASTM E1333) – the test that will actually be used to meet California’s regulations. According to their test results in 2007, they determined that the amount of formaldehyde concentration in the air emitted by our Woodlore material is 0.00 PPM. You can be assured that you are receiving a product that is not only beautiful, but environmentally safe.
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